Peru is located on the western border of South America. Its bordering countries are Ecuador and Columbia to the north, Chile is to the south, Brazil and Bolivia are to the east, and to the west is the Pacific ocean. The third largest country in South America, Peru is 496,095 square miles. Its size is equal to Texas, New York, California, and Maine combined. Geographicaly, Peru is divided into three main parts; La Costa, La Sierra and La Selva. La Costa is the long, narrow coastal region that stretches the Pacific coastline from north to south. It is semi-arid, some parts are extremely dry and rain fall is very low in this area. It isn't completely dry, though. Even though it is mainly desertic, many rivers from the Andes flow through the region towards the Pacific, creating fertile vallys. The coast has the greatest economic activity. Lima, Peru's capital, is located in La Costa.
Parallel and east of La Costa is La Sierra, the central region that is part of the Cordillera de los Andes. The Andes is a mountain range that streaches through parts of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Argentina. It even has sub-chains that go as far as Columbia, in the north, and Tierra del Fuego in the south. La Sierra covers about thirty percent of Peru. Several of the world's highest mountains, including Peru's highest point which is the mountain of Huascaran standing at 22,205 feet, are located here. There are sveral snowcapped mountains here, and through them run many rivers, irrigating great valleys. The scenery is very beautiful and spectacular here.
La Selva, the tropical rainforest region of the Amazon basin, is east of La Sierra. This region is the richest region in biological resources in all of Peru, and maybe in the world. It covers two-thirds of Peru, and is made up of dense vegetation and has an abundant population of animal life. The densely forested eastern slops of the Andes are considered part of La Selva and are called the montana, or cloud forest.
There are five Patron Saints from Peru. ... In Peru they are mostly Roman Catholics. The only other religion in Peru is protestant. ... Another holiday celebrated on June 28-29 in Peru is Fiestas Patrias which is the date of Peru's independence. ... In Peru the literacy rate in 1998 was 94.3%. ...
Peru Peru is located on the western border of South America. ... Lima, Peru's capital, is located in La Costa. ... La Sierra covers about thirty percent of Peru. ... There are no permanent crops in Peru. ... Both were along the dry coast of Peru. ...
We will be traveling to the beautiful, diverse country of Peru. ... As a group we will travel to Peru to further these current developments. ... The second region, the Sierra, contains Peru's portion of the Andes Mountains. ... It is the most extensive but least populated region of Peru. ... Globalization has had major impact on the environment of Peru. ...
Nation Building in Peru Nazanin Panahi From 1879 to 1883, a war between Peru and Chile engaged in war for the control of nitrate deposits in southern Peru. This war nonetheless helped define the role of lower class Peruvians in national construction. ... The economic and social situation of Peru was in shambles after its separation from Spain. ... Recognized or not, Peruvian peasants proved themselves worthy of citizenship. ... Mallon was right in labeling the peasants as significant factors of nationalism in Peru. ...
This campaign targeted the poor women from rural areas of Peru. ... The Florristan Women's Center is Peru's largest Women's group. ... The Peruvian government denies that it is carrying out this sterilization campaign on its poor. ... Many of the Peruvian people are outraged with these events. ... The Peruvian reports confirm that the U.S. was right to pull funding of this campaign. ...
Peru is a country in South America located on the West Coast. ... Family is a very important part of Peruvian life. ... But Spanish officials still controlled Peru by defeating the many revolts by the Peruvian people. ... Perez was the president of Peru until 1990. ... In 1990 Peru's a new president was elected. ...
Ancient Peruvian Ceramics of the North Coast March 11, 1997 The first pottery pieces found in Peru were made somewhere between 1500 and 1000 b.p. ... But the evolution of Peruvian pottery becomes somewhat confusing and complex after this first civilization of potters. ... On the North coast there are five cultures that evolve into the dominant Mochica style, which was one of the most vigorous and prosperous cultures of Ancient Peru. ... In the valley to the south of the Cupisnique were the Salinar people who sometime during the fifth century b.p. moved into the north coast of Peru and spread...
Human Rights Country Report: Peru I chose to do this report on Peru in light of the recent "Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report- that was made public on August 28, 2003. ... The recent report made public is Peru's best effort to face its daunting history. One who is not a Peruvian citizen would have a hard time imagining how the events that unfolded in the past 23 years have deteriorated Peru's society at every level. ... In short what the report does is reveal an unbiased truth of Peruvian society, it shows Peru's true reflection in front of the mirror. An i...
