Posted by admin | Posted in Peru | Posted on 06-02-2011
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I need help on how Peru's geography affects your lifestyle?
I need the weather and the type of clothing, food, everything. really need help in this, I can not understand.
The above answer is the best I've seen in a long time. Peru is located on the upper west coast of South America and has a varied landscape – from a western desert coast, high Andes mountains and highlands and rainforest in the east. There are three distinct geographical areas of Peru. The west coast is mostly dry and desert. Then along the coast from northwest to southeast are the mountains of the Andes. Then north and northeast of Peru's Amazon basin. The Amazon rainforest in Peru, covering 70 million hectares, Peru, the fourth largest area tropical forest in the world after Brazil, Congo and Indonesia. Their culture is one of the most diverse in South America, and most of Peru's population lives in coastal areas. Peruvian cuisine is considered by many as the best in South America. Common ingredients found in Peruvian dishes are rice, potatoes, peppers and garlic. A specialty of Peru (the Andes) is a Guinea Pig (aka guinea pig). Peru's borders five countries-Ecuador (north), Colombia (Al north), Brazil (east), Bolivia (southeast) and Chile (south). It also borders the Pacific Ocean.
Matthew Owen, Cool Earth, on keeping carbon where it belongs
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