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Peru

Peru. Geography of Peru

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Peru

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  1. Peru

  2. Geography of Peru Peru, in western South America, extends for nearly 1,500 mi (2,414 km) along the Pacific Ocean. Colombia and Ecuador are to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, and Chile to the south. Five-sixths the size of Alaska, Peru is divided by the Andes Mountains into three sharply differentiated zones. To the west is the coastline, much of it arid, extending 50 to 100 mi (80 to 160 km) inland. The mountain area, with peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m), lofty plateaus, and deep valleys, lies centrally. Beyond the mountains to the east is the heavily forested slope leading to the Amazonian plains.

  3. Peru • Land Area: 494, 208 square miles • Population: 29, 549, 517 • Capital and Largest City: Lima (8.769 million) • Another Large City: Arequipa • Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

  4. Agriculture(crops grown) • Asparagus • Coffee • Cocoa • Cotton • Sugarcane • Rice • Potatoes • Corn • Plantains • Grapes • Oranges • Pineapples • Guavas • Bananas • Apples • Lemons • Pears • Coca • Tomatoes • Mango • Barley • Palm oil • Onion • Wheat • Dry beans • Poultry • Beef • Dairy products • Fish • Guinea pigs

  5. Exports(What Peru sells to other countries.) • Copper • Gold • Zinc • Tin • Iron • Ore • Oil • Natural gas • Coffee • Potatoes • Asparagus and other vegetables • Fruit • Clothing • Fish *** Earns the country: $46.27 billion each year

  6. Imports(What Peru buys from other countries.) • petroleum products • chemicals • plastics, • Machinery • vehicles • color TV sets • power shovels • front-end loaders, • Telephones • iron • Steel • wheat • Corn • soybean products • paper • Cotton • vaccines and medicines

  7. Andes Mountains in Peru • 50 peaks over 19, 685 feet • 1769 glaciers • 12, 000 lakes and lagoons of different lengths and depths

  8. Fun Facts • Peru has 800 airports. • Peru has 9.158 million people on the internet • 81.3% are Roman Catholic • Ollanta Humala is the president since 2011. • The potato is originally from Peru and they produce over 3,000 varieties. • The corn from Peru is a variety with the biggest kernals in the world.

  9. Fun Facts • The avocado is originally from Peru and they produce the softest variety. • The finest cottons in the world, Pima and Tanguis are Peruvian. • The oldest newspaper in South America is El Peruano, founded by Simon Bolivar in Lima in 1825 • One of the highest train pass in the world is in Ticlio at 4815 meters above sea level (15793 feet). This passenger train is now again departing from Lima once a week.

  10. Fun Facts • In Peru, you can find 1701 species of birds, making it the most in any country in the world. • You can find 28 different climates in Peru, making it to be one of the 5 biggest biodiversities in the world. • The Amazon river, which starts in Peru, is the largest river in the world by volume (with a total river flow greater than the next eight largest rivers combined) and one of the two cleanest (Congo river being the other). It flows 150,000 cubic meters per second.

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