Peru is a city in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.

However, troops from Fort Kearny forced them to leave because Nebraska Territory belonged to the Otoe tribe.

In 1857, a community formed around a trading post called Mount Vernon on the bluffs above the river on the Nebraska side.

[4] In 1857, settlers founded Peru down the hill from Mount Vernon directly on the Missouri River.

An 1867 flood caused the Nebraska community of McKissick Island, northeast of Peru, to be surrounded by Missouri land and precipitated a border dispute that would not be resolved until 1999.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.

In 2011, the city was selected by the Republic of Peru for its "Marca Perú" campaign to promote national pride.

A film crew and a number of Peruvian celebrities, including world surfing champion Sofia Mulanovich, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, Academy Award nominee Magaly Solier, Huayno singer Dina Paucar, and chef Gaston Acurio visited the city to film a documentary-style commercial.