PERU

Location

Peru is located in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador.

Geography

The geographical coordinates are 10 00 S, 76 00 W and on a map it may be referenced with South America.

The total area of this beautiful Latin American country is approximately 1,285,220 sq. km and is divided up into 1.28 million sq. km land, and 5,220 sq. km water.

Peru is slightly smaller than Alaska. and shares its border of approximately 6,940 km with five other countries; Bolivia (900 km), Brazil (1,560 km), Chile (160 km), Colombia (2,900 km), and Ecuador (1,420 km). Peru has a coastline which equals 2,414 km and shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia.

Climate

The country's climate varies, from tropical in the east to dry desert in the west.

Terrain

The country's terrain includes western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), and eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva). Elevation extremes range from the lowest point, (Pacific Ocean), which is at sea level, to the highest point (Nevado Huascaran) 6,768 m above sea level.

Resources

As of 1993, had the following natural resources, copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, and potash.

The land was broken out in the following percentiles, 3% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 21% permanent pastures; 66% forests and woodland; and 10% other.

Latin Link escorted tours which visit Peru :
Amazon to Andes
Andes Overland
South America Discovery
South America Contrasts
Incas and Llamas
Inca Explorer
Inca Highways
Bike the Andes

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