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| The coastal region in the west is a narrow ribbon of desert 2250 km long and covers 11 % of the country with 44% of the population living there. This is the economic heart of Peru, consuming most of the imports and supplying half of the exports. The coastal current teems with fish. Temperatures range from 25-35 degrees celsius in the summermonths from December to April. In the wintertime from May to November the temperature drops and it is cloudy. The Selva in the east is the peruvian part of the Amazon basin, and covers about half of the country. This is an area of heavy rainfall with cloudforests above 3500 m. and tropical rainforest lower down. In the jungle areas of the south a cold spell can pass at night. From April to October is the dry season, with the temperatures up to 35 degrees celsius. Population: About 23 million inhabitants, mestizo 32%, quechua indians 47%, white 12%, Aymara indiands 5%, others 4%. Capital: The capital is Lima with an approximate population of 8 million. Language and religion: Spanish is the predominant and official language. Quechua, the ancient language of the Inca´s and still widely spoken by most indian people is also declared as an official language. At the Titicaca Lake area Aymara is also widely spoken.The main religion is Catholic 92%. Other religions: Protestant 6% and others 2%. Currency: The peruvian currency is called the new sol (1 US$ = aprox. 3.4 new soles). |
| How big is it: 1,285,215 square km. Geographical situation: It is bounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, in the north by Ecuador and Colombia to the east by Brazil and to the south by Bolivia and Chile.. Regions and climate: Sierra, the Andean highlands where about 50% of the population is living. This is a plateau dissected by canyons and dominated by some of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the world. Peru´s highest peak, Huascarán (6768 m) is found here in the Cordillera Blanca. In the southeast the Lake Titicaca is situated, the largest South American lake and the highest navigable body of water in the world (3812 m). From April to October is the dry season. It is hot and dry and temperatures vary between 20-25 degrees Celsius at day to cold and dry at night. At night temperatures can drop far below freezing. The wet season in the sierra is from November to April, with some rainfall usually at the end the afternoon. |
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