Description of the Peru Pavilion from the Expo '86 Official Souvenir Guide:
In the Peru Pavilion, the country's long cultural history is represented
by the most extensive collection of gold treasures ever to be shown outside Peru.
The more than 300 items from the Museo de Oro del Peru include weapons, musical instruments, religious objects and
surgical implements. Among them is the gold-inlaid iron sword wielded by Pizarro, conqueror of
the Incas.
The story of transport and communications in Peru is an ancient one. Second only to the Romans, the Incas built the
most important network of roads, linking their empire with Central Chile and Northern Argentina to Ecuador and Colombia, a distance
of 3600 kilometers.
Modern Peru lives up to its heritage. It has built the world's highest railroad system. Lake Titicaca, the world's
highest navigable lake, is shared by reed boats and diesel hydrofoils. And on the Amazon River, transatlantic
ships travel between Belem, Brazil, to Iquitos, Peru, a distance of more tham
3000 kilometers.
The pavilion's boutique offers replicas from the Museo de Oro, handicrafts and alpaca items. There is also an authentic
Peruvian restaurant.