PERU

PERU LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION Peru is located in the southwestern region of South America. It comprises an area of approximately 496,222 square miles (28 million square kilometers), which is about three times the size of California. Its capital city is Lima with a population in excess of seven million. The terrain is varied: coastal plains with arid and mild weather on the west; the rugged Andes mountains with temperate to frigid temperatures in the central region; …

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