Peru FGM Information
Prevalence of FGM: Unknown
Most common types: Type 4 (Introcision)
Common ages practiced: Before puberty
Regional information: Unknown
Terminology: ‘Curacion’ (Embera, Cure/healing/treatment)
Practicing ethnic groups: Conibos tribe
Peru school term dates: The academic calendar is split into two semesters. The first semester begins at the beginning of March and finishes at the end of July. The second semester lasts from August to December, finishing for Christmas.
(All information has been sourced from The Orchid Project)