ocr: Peru (puh ROO) - Capital Lima A - Currency Sol - Language Spanish, Zuechua Physical Feature Lake liticaca lies on the border between Peru and Bolivia. Landmark Machu Picchu, an ancient tortress-city high: in the Andes, is sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas" because it wasn't - discovered" until 1911. Did you know? Peru was the center of the ancient Inca Empire, which was conquered by Pizarro between 1531 and 1533.