Different Landform Reiongs throughout Peru:
Mountain:
Coast:
Jungle:
Rivers:
- Andes Mountains run through seven countries down the west coast of the South American continent
- covers a large land area of Peru
- more than one mountains in the Meruvain Andes exceed 20, 000 feet
- Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire, squeezed between the Andes Mountains
- it is usually as a hub for tourists.
Coast:
- near the west of the Andes Mountains, the coast of Peru is about 12% of the country
- this particular region consists of beaches, desserts, and river valleys
- climates however are divided into two completely different seasons
- May to October, temperature averages just over 50 degrees F
- weather conditions are damp
- December and March, the summer months, temperatures stay around 80 degrees F
- however closer to the equator, the temperatures reach close to 100 degrees F.
Jungle:
- Amazonian jungles take up more than half of the Peruvian landscape
- there are more than 50, 000 plant species that create their homes in the Amazonian jungle region
- as well as 400 different types of mammals and nearly 2, 000 types of birds
- wildlife area in the Amazon makes the perfect vacation spot for bird watchers and fishermen
- temperatures remain humid throughout the year
- there is the most rainfall happening between November and March
Rivers:
- has many rivers, the longest one in the country is called Ucayali
- the Amazon River is perhaps the most known from the Peruvian River
- the main port along the Amazon River is a town called Iquitos
- endangered species that can and could be found in and around Iquitos including the pink river dolphin and the giant river otter
Phyisical Landscape
This is the physical map of Peru.
- altitude sickness occurs at elevations of 8, 000 feet (2, 500 m) and above
- green and light brown areas indicate no risk of altitude sickness
- these areas are below 8, 000 feet
- brown highland strip, homes to cities and sights about this mark