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Peru is a fascinating country with stories of lost cities, geoglphys and conquistadors. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Over the next several hundred years the inca empire would expand to conquer peru. Peru, known officially as the republic of peru, is a country in western south america. History, culture, politics the latin america readers. The purpose of this parallel project is to traverse perus diverse geography in. The rugged andes mountains cover almost 40% of peru. Hide all answers view all answers print try the quiz. Peru is a country on the central western coast of south america facing the pacific ocean. Peru is associated with ancient civilizations, aweinspiring inca cities, ruthless conquistadores. Geography and climate of peru peru is located in the western part of south america just below the equator.
Peru has had many immigrants from all over the world so their quisine is very interesting. Sometimes ill pick up the heart of the jungle fossil on my bookshelf, or pull out my old field notebooks from my desk drawer, warped by amazonian rains and the rivers steam, the scent of the jungle still on their pages. Africa, the planets second largest continent and the second mostpopulous continent after asia, consists of 54 individual countries, and western sahara, a member state of the african union whose statehood is disputed by morocco. International gcse resources pearson global schools. What is the capital city of slovenia, formerly part of the state of yugoslavia. It lies wholly in the southern hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1. Fronting the andes from ecuador to chile theres an arid and rocky narrow coastline. Learn lifepac history geography with free interactive flashcards. Bestselling resources for the 2016 91 aqa gcse geography specification. Its culture is one of the most diverse in south america, and most of perus population lives on the coastal areas. Where in the british isles is lady isabella, the worlds largest working water wheel. Perusing peru lesson plans and links for learning about peru. When i go to peru i enjoy the fact that the food is so good.
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