Embassy Mailing Address
Embassy of the United States
Avenida La Encalada cdra. 17 s/n
Surco, Lima 33, Peru
Telephone: (51-1)434-3000
Fax: (51-1)618-2397
Embassy Holiday List 2007 -
Monday |
January 1 |
New Year |
American/Peruvian |
Monday |
January 15 |
Martin Luther King's
Birthday |
American |
Monday |
February 19 |
President's Birthday |
American |
Thursday |
April 5 |
Holy Thursday |
Peruvian |
Friday |
April 6 |
Good Friday |
Peruvian |
| Tuesday |
May 1 |
Labor Day |
Peruvian |
Monday |
May 28 |
Memorial Day |
American |
Friday |
June 29 |
St. Peter and St.
Paul |
Peruvian |
Wednesday |
July 4 |
U.S. Independence
Day |
American |
Saturday |
July 28 |
Peruvian Independence
Day |
Peruvian |
Sunday |
July 29 |
Peruvian Independence
Day |
Peruvian |
Thursday |
August 30 |
Saint Rose of Lima |
Peruvian |
Monday |
September 3 |
Labor Day |
American |
Monday |
October 8 |
Battle of Angamos/Columbus
Day |
American |
Thursday |
November 1 |
All Saints Day |
Peruvian |
Monday |
November 12 |
Veteran's Day |
American |
Thursday |
November 22 |
Thanksgiving Day |
American |
Saturday |
December 8 |
Immaculate Conception |
Peruvian |
Tuesday |
December 25 |
Christmas |
American/Peruvian |
Peru is the South American third largest country
in west central with capital Lima also a main commercial
hub, which located alongside the Pacific coastline.
Peru is as well famous for the land of razor sharp contrast,
uncreative deserts, green haven, snow layered mountains,
high miserable raised ground, and extreme deep valleys.
The country Peru is divided into 25 states. Lima is
the capital and some other main states are Cuzco, Arequipa
and Lambayeque. The national tongue is Spanish but languages
Quechua and Aymara are also spoken in various part of
Peru as their local language.
The gold and silver mines are remained
the very strong source for good wealth of Peru, although
agriculture, fishing, and tourism also contribute their
part. The president is usually elected for a 5-year
period, and the most important decision-making job is
allotted to the Ministers of Assembly which leaded by
a prime minister and all are elected by the president.
The US Embassy is in Lima (capital of Peru) which opens
for just walk in services for all six days (from Monday
to Friday, and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm) in a week.
The US Embassy is open for every normal
working day apart from National holidays (for American
and Peruvian). Service is best ever and waiting time
is least for customers reaching earlier than 10:00 a.m.
The United States always likes to welcome more and more immigrants. More than 30 millions in the entire and still going to acknowledged around 500,000 to 1 million peoples in a year. During the 1840 to 1860, the United States acknowledged first great sign of settler. In the next 100 years, citizens from numerous countries trying to migrate in USA and setting up trading posts and colonies over there. |
