INTRODUCTION PERU

•Peru is a country that had conquered by the Spanish a long time ago, when the people that lived in these territories were indigenous, the Spanish brought to us their some of their customs and new races had formed. That explain some food, some animals, different languages in Peru, different customs, the religion in the present, variety of heritages and churchs

• Peru is a country located in south America, Peru has three regions Costa, Sierra and Selva. In Peru are many touristic places as heritage like the two principals in the world, Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines, beaches, Manglares in Tumbes, visits to the mountain chain, etc

• One of the principal things of Peru is the food, as potatoes that is the most popular; the dishes, the production (that riches al time to the country), the importation and exportation, the economy (normally lots of things are cheap).

•The weather is not problematic for the people specially in the Costa. In each parts of the regions of Peru are different customs because of the weather of each regions

GEOGRAPHY

• Peru is located in south America in the north of Chile and Bolivia, in the south of Ecuador and Colombia, and next to Brazil

• Water and littoral: The Peruvian current have a temperature of 13° and 14, the sea have a bottom of 6552 meters The Peruvian current in the north is more hot• In Peru have a phenomenon that is El Niño, a current of hot water that start in the north of

Peru, this phenomenon make inundation in the cost but also is good for the tropical selva and the crops .

• In Peru's territory are dunes and valleys like Chira, in Piura ; Sechin; Chacay; Camana.

• One of the most important river is the Amazonas river and Ucayali river. Also the Utcubamba river

• About the station of the year in Peru is not very Well-known , I mean that the weather is between 18° to 24°, that depends of the region; in the north of the Costa the weather its very hot, in the south of the Costa the weather is moderated, in the Sierra the weather is cold, and in the Selva is hot and wet.

• About the lakes one of the most important is Titicaca Lake and La Niña Lakes.

• In Peru are a lot of mountains because of the mountain chain that its in the Sierra the most important in Peru is the Huascaran

ECONOMY

• The currency is the Nuevo sol and the centimos

• Industry: mining industry, food, textils, wood.

• Agriculture: potatoes, sugar, rice, corn, wheat ,Cotton , vegetables, quinua, coffee, every kind of fruits.

• Cattle: Llama, vicuna, alpaca, sheeps, pigs, goats, bulls

• Fishing: Anchove (anchoveta), sardine, Horse mackerel, hake, flour of fish, oil

• Mining industry: cooper, gold, mercury, iron, lead, zinc, silver

• Petrol

• Exportation: gold, cooper, zinc, fish, coffee, flour of fish, petrol, derivates of petrol, lead, silver, gas, wood,

• Importation: machinery, transport equipment, petrol, chemists

• Destine of the exportation: USA, United kingdom, Japan, China, Spain.

• Source of import: USA, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Venezuela

Lima

• This is the Capital of Peru

• Politic division: Lima, Barranca, Cajatambo, Canta, Cañete, Huaral, Huaura y Huarochiti, Oyon y yauyos.

• Lomas de chacay

• Cordillera occidental

Flora

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