PERU

Peru is South America's third largest country, covering 1,285,215 sq. km., and can be divided into three distinct geographic regions, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the south-east, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Location

Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador.

Capital

Lima

Climate

Varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes.

Language

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Monetary Unit

nuevo sol (PEN)

Largest Cities

Lima, Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Iquitos, Chimbote, Huancayo, Cusco, Pucallpa, Tacna, Ica, Sullana, Juliaca, Huanuco, Chincha Alta, Ayacucho, Tarapoto, Talara, Cajamarca.

Principal rivers

Maranon, Huallaga, Ucayali, Tigre, Pastaza and Napo

Places to Visit

Lima, Cuzco, Huaraz, Mendoza.

Air Ports

Alerta, Andahuaylas, Anta, Arequipa Ballon, Ayacucho Yanamilla, Bellavista, Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Chiclayo C. Ruiz, Chimbote, Cusco Astete, Huanuco, Iberia, Iquitos Secada, Jauja, Juanjui, Juliaca, Lima J. Chavez, Moyobamba, Pisco, Piura, Pucallpa Rolden, Puerto Maldonado, Quincemil, Rioja, Rodriguez De Mendoza, San Juan, San Juan Aposento, Santa Maria, Tacna, Talara, Tarapoto, Tingo Maria, Trujillo, Tumbes, Yurimaguas