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PERU GENERAL INFORMATIONSurface: 1, 285, 215 km2.
Population: 28,900,000 inhab.
Capital: Lima
Density: 23.1 inhab, per km2.
Official language: Spanish, Quechua and Aimara.
Other languages: aborigines languages
Currency: Nuevo Sol and the symbol is S/.
Vaccination: If you are planning to travel to the Amazon rainforest is commendable the yellow fever vaccination, 10 days before.Geographical location:

The Republic of Peru is one of the most important cultural and tourist attractions in the world. It has a wonderful landscape with the majestic Andean mountains, in which born big rivers, that going throughout the mystery Amazon rainforest or the desert coast, finally mouth in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
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Geography:
PERU is located on the central west coast of South American. Its neighboring countries are Ecuador   and Colombia to the N; Brazil and Bolivia to the E; Chile to the S; and the Pacific Ocean to the W.       

It is the three largest country in South America.  The country is divided into 3 natural regions

Coast:
The coast zone is a narrow band of desert measuring 180 km at its widest point, bathed by the Pacific Ocean along 3,080 km of cliffs and beaches.

Its mainly flat terrain (with highest elevations at 650 masl, or 2,133 ft), is dotted with nearly 50 oases, fertile river valleys formed by streams born high in the Andes and running into the ocean.

Lima and other coastal cities are located in these valleys, where the country’s greatest economic activities take place.

Andes:
The Andes mountains run north to south like a backbone through the territory of Peru. This range is the continental watershed, source of the rivers that flow either west to the Pacific Ocean or east to the Amazon River basin. Its steep, complex terrain is marked by narrow canyons, deep and fertile valleys, vast high plateaus, large navigable lakes and over 12,000 smaller lakes. Although the Altitudee of the range is generally between 3,000 m and 4,000 (9,843 ft and 13,124 ft), it is possible to reach Altitudees of 6,000m (19,686 ft) in a short distance of 100 km. Mount Huascaran (6,768m, or 22,206ft) is the highest mountain in Peru and the second highest in America.

Jungle:
The Peruvian jungle is a region of lush vegetation due to the heavy rainfall it receives throughout the year. It has a softly undulating landscape. Beginning on the eastern slopes of the Andes, it is covered in tropical vegetation extending all the way across the Amazon plain. It contains extraordinary natural wealth and is a land of forests and winding rivers that are sometimes the only means of communications between its people. All jungle rivers flow into the Amazon River, the world’s longest and widest river, with the greatest volume of water.