Destination guide — Peru

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PERU, RENOWNED AS THE LAND OF THE INCAS IS THE THIRD
LARGEST SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY SITUATED ON THE PACIFIC
COAST AND COVERING AN AREA OF 1,285,215 SQ KM. PERU CAN
CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS FROM WEST
TO EAST: THE COAST, THE SIERRA AND THE SELVA. THE COAST IS
A 3,183KM LONG STRIP OF ARID LOWLANDS RISING TO A HEIGHT
OF 460M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THE COASTAL REGION CONCENTRATES THE MAYOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
OF THE COUNTRY. THE MAIN EXPORTER INDUSTRIES ARE LOCATED IN
THIS REGION. ALTHOUGH PREDOMINANTLY DESERTIC, THE RIVERS
RUNNING DOWN THE STEEP SLOPES OF THE ANDES, GENERATE
NARROW OASES OR VALLEYS THAT ARE VERY FERTILE WHERE MOST
OF THE AGRICULTURE CENTERS SEAT. COTTON PLANTATIONS, SUGAR
CANE AND GRAPES ARE THE PREVAILING, TRANSFORMED LATER IN
EXPORTATION PRODUCTS FOR PERU. THE FISHING ACTIVITY IS
VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS COUNTRY, GENERATING A HIGH PERCENTAGE
OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE OF THE COUNTRY.

THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS VERY RICH IN MARINE SPECIES
THIS IS USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF EXPORTERS

THE SIERRA HIGHLANDS ARE COMPOSED OF THE ANDEAN
MOUNTAIN RANGES: THE CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL, CENTRAL
AND ORIENTAL SEPARATED BY VERTIGINOUS CANYONS.
THE PEAKS RISE FROM 2700 TO 5800M. MOUNT HUASCARAN,
6760M, IN WEST CENTRAL PERU IS THE NATION'S HIGHEST
POINT. THE SIERRA IS CONFORMED BY NUMEROUS MOUNTAINS
PEAKS, AMONG THEM WEALTHY RIVERS CROSS BATHING
VERY EXTENSE VALLEYS. THE LANDSCAPE IN THIS REGION
IS SPECTACULAR. ITS GEOGRAPHY IS IDEAL FOR PRACTICING
DIFFERENT ADVENTURE TOURIST ACTIVITIES.

BEYOND THE SIERRA IS THE SELVA OR VAST FORESTED EASTERN
PLAIN. EMBRACES 2/3 OF THE PERUVIAN TERRITORY AND IT IS
MAINLY FORMED BY VERY DENSE VEGETATION WITH ABUNDANT ANIMAL
LIFE. THIS IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE REGION FOR ECOLOGISTS
AROUND THE WORLD. THIS VAST LOWLAND AREA, 914M ABOVE
SEA LEVEL, IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST
OF THE AMAZON BASIN. THE AMAZON'S MAJOR HEAD STREAMS
IN PERU ARE THE MARANON AND UCAYALI RIVERS. LAKE
TITICACA, 5342 SQ KM, IN THE SOUTH IS THE HIGHEST
NAVIGABLE BODY OF WATER AT AN ELEVATION OF 3810M.
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