PERU

LOCATION: Peru is located west of South America or

Peru is located along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, are the country of Ecuador and Chile. It

limits to the north with Ecuador and Colombia, to the east with Brazil, to the southeast

with Bolivia, to the south with Chile. Its territory is made up of diverse landscapes: the

valleys, highlands and high peaks of the Andes mountain range unfold towards the desert

coast to the west and the Amazon to the east.

CITIES:

Peru has 24 departments with their respective

capitals, among them we will highlight Trujillo and Piura.

TRUJILLO:

Trujillo is the capital of the Peruvian department of La Libertad, the most populous city in

northern Peru and the third most populous city in the country; it has an estimated

population of 799,550 inhabitants; It is located on the north Peruvian coast, at an average

altitude of 34 meters above sea level on the right bank of the Moche River on the shores of

the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche or Santa Catalina Valley and extends over an area of

approximately 50 km2.
The Historic Center of the city, known as «Cercado de Trujillo», extends over an area of

133.5 ha. It constitutes the most important and characteristic urban nucleus of the city, in

which a large part of its cultural, architectural and urban heritage is found; It also

concentrates the main economic, political-administrative and socio-cultural activities of the

city

PIURA:

The Piura department is located in the north western part of the country. Has a area of 35

892 km2 , occupying 3.1 percent of the national territory. Limited by the north with

Tumbes and the Republic of Ecuador; by the east, with Cajamarca and the Ecuador; by the

south, with Lambayeque; to the west, with the Pacific Ocean. Politically it is divided into 8

provinces and 64 districts, its capital being the city of Piura.

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES:

Peru is a megadiverse country, it has 11 ecoregions. It has an enormous multiplicity of

landscapes due to its geographical conditions, which in turn gives it a great diversity of

natural resources. Three large regions can be identified in its territory, which has been the

traditional way of dividing it according to its altitudes: Coast, Sierra and Jungle.

Coast:

A narrow strip of deserts and fertile valleys bathed by the Pacific Ocean characterize the

Peruvian coast. The fertile valleys arise from the rivers that flow down from the Andes

Mountains, the geographical division with the mountains, and are lost in the sea.

The coast has a warm temperate climate, without extreme cold or suffocating heat, but

with high humidity, dense fogs that produce an intense sensation of cold in winter. In

summer, there is very little fog and the temperature reaches 30 ° C. In its northern part, the

coast has warm temperatures almost all year round, with a short period of rain between

November and December.

Sierra:

It is the mountainous region of Peru, the Andes Mountains dominate its landscape and it

also has several ecoregions at different levels of altitude. The northern Andes are lower

and wetter than average, the central Andes are the highest and steepest, and this is where

the highest peak in the country, the snowy Huascarán, is located, at 6,768 masl. The

southern Andes are thicker, it is also known as the altiplano.

The sierra has two seasons: summer (April to October) with sunny days, cold nights and

little rain, the ideal time to visit it; and winter (November to March) with abundant rains.

During the day, the sun can heat up to 24 ° C and at night the temperature can drop to -3 °

C.
Jungle:

Located to the east, it is a vast flat region covered by vegetation in the Amazon river basin,

which arises from the union of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers. It is the largest region in the

territory of Peru. It is formed by the high jungle or mountain eyebrow (above 700 masl)

which is characterized by its cloud forests and the low jungle (below 700 masl). humidity is

very high throughout the year.