Peru | History, Flag, People, Language, Population, Map, & Facts
WEB3 days ago · Except for the Lake Titicaca basin in the southeast, its borders lie in sparsely populated zones. Peru has a great diversity of climates, ways of life, and economic activities. The capital is Lima. Learn more about the country, including its history, geography, and culture.
Peru Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBJun 27, 2023 · Covering a total area of approximately 496,224 square miles (1,285,216 square kilometers), Peru presents a diverse and complex geographic structure divided primarily into three distinct regions: the Costa (coastal region), the Sierra (highland region), and the Selva (jungle region).
Geography of Peru - Wikipedia
WEBPeru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator.
Geographic Information About the Country of Peru - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 17, 2020 · Geography and Climate of Peru. Peru is located in the western part of South America just below the equator. It has a varied topography that consists of a coastal plain in the west, high rugged mountains in its center (the Andes), and a lowland jungle in the east that leads into the Amazon River basin.
Peru - Wikipedia
WEBPeru's distinct geographical regions are mirrored in a language divide between the coast where Spanish is more predominant over the Amerindian languages, and the more diverse traditional Andean cultures of the mountains and highlands.
Peru geography, maps, climate, environment and terrain from Peru ...
WEBPeru is on the West Coast of South America, south of the Equator, between 0 and 18 degrees south latitude and, 70 degrees and 81 degrees west longitude. With a population of about 27.94 million people, Peru is the fifth most populated country in Latin America.
Peru - National Geographic Kids
WEBPeru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. It is made up of a variety of landscapes, from mountains and beaches to deserts and rain forests. Most people live...
Geography of Peru
WEBPeru is located at the junction of two tectonic plates, the South American continental plate and the Nazca Plate (in the Pacific ocean). The Nazca plate moves under the continental plate, average of 10 cm (4 in) per year, causing the formation of the Andes mountains 70 million years ago.
Peru - The World Factbook
WEBGeography. Location. Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. Geographic coordinates. 10 00 S, 76 00 W. Map references. South America. Area. total : 1,285,216 sq km. land: 1,279,996 sq km. water: 5,220 sq km.
Geographic regions, economy, and history of Peru | Britannica
WEBPeru, officially Republic of Peru, Country, western South America. Area: 496,171 sq mi (1,285,082 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 34,096,000. Capital: Lima. Almost half of the people are Quechua; nearly one-third are mestizos; and most of the remainder are Aymara and people of European ancestry.