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Peru is the
19th largest country in the world and is bordered north by Ecuador, to the south by Chile and
Bolivia, to the east by Columbia and Brazil and to the west by the Pacific
Ocean. Peru is slightly
smaller than Alaska in area and has 2,414 km of coastline.
45% of the population of Peru is Amerindian,
37% mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white), 15% white, 3% black, Japanese, Chinese, and other.
The official languages are Spanish and Quechua. 90% of the population
is Roman Catholic. 50% of the population is below the poverty line.
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| This picture represents the two main religions in Peru: soccer and Catholicism. |
Peru has three types of terrain: western coastal
plain (coasta), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva). The climate varies from tropical in
the east to dry desert in the west; temperate to frigid in Andes. A geography note: Peru shares control of Lago (Lake) Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia.
Below
are pictures from the coast, mountains, and jungles of Peru.
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