Islam in Peru Islam in Peru The statistics for Islam in Peru estimate a total Muslim population of 5,000, largely based in the capital of Lima, Peru; a number which has remained static since 1980. Its represents 0.015 % out of total population of 32,555,000 inhabitants. Islam was historically introduced by Spanish Moors, although today's population is almost entirely of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian origin. In 1560, the Spanish rulers of Peru sentenced Lope de la Pena, described as a "Moor from Guadalajara", to life imprisonment for the crime of "having practiced and spread Islam" in Cuzco and was also required to wear
Maynas Province, Peru have graduated from non-university higher education, while 2.6% have complete university studies. 46.7% only have attended primary education and 8.5% have not had any education. The illiteracy rate in the province is 13.1%. The province is divided into eleven districts (, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor ("alcalde"). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: Maynas Province, Peru Maynas is a province in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. Its capital, Iquitos, is also Loreto's regional capital and the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. The Maynas Province is bordered by Ecuador on the