Locate Peru within South America

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Locate Peru within South America
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Peru
The Tambopata is truly in the Selvas
Traditional markets have local foods on sale
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The mountains of the Cordillera Vilcabamba form a
steep ridge. Salantay is 6271 metres
The Apurimac River is also a tributary of the
Amazon
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Land Use of Peru

• Forests and woodland 66
• Permanent Pasture 21
• Arable land 3
• Other 10

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Ethnic Groups

• Amerindian 45
• Mestizo 37
• White 15
• Other 3

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GDP Generated by

• Agriculture 13
• Industry 42
• Services 45

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• Pilchards are caught offshore thriving in the
  cold Peruvian current the canning industry is an
  important source of wealth

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Population Data

• Birth rate 25 /1000
• Death Rate 6 /1000
• Infant mortality 41/1000
• Fertility rate 3 children /woman
• Life Expectancy 70 years

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Parts of Lima are very smart
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There are parks and open spaces
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• Other towns such as Ayacucho have smart areas
  with modern buildings and services

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Does this look like your local shopping centre?
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How does this town compare with Slough?
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Taxi!
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This is the Salantay
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The name means Savage Mountain and may refer to
the clouds
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Is there better grass down your way?
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• What would it be like to farm here?

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How easy is it to travel from place to place?
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• Just who is going to do the digging

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Rural settlements like Vilcashuan are very simple
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• Electricity is available but water is not pure
  and sewers are open drains in the streets

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Festival days bring out the national costume
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Almost all settlements have their own Inca ruins
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• The Cathedral in Cuzco took 90 years to
  build, from 1560 to 1650

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Cuzco has become a major tourist town
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There are hotels and all services
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• Machu Picchu

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It is possible to walk among the ruins
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Viewed from above
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A memory which will last for ever
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The Apurimac River - whats happened to the rocks?
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• Its necessary to don the appropriate garb for
  white water rafting!

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• Trekking through the Sierra and jungle provides
  opportunities for adventure

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• Where did you say the bathroom was?

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• Fortunately there are donkeys to carry the luggage

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Why is this woodland known as cloud forest?
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• Who can spot the waterfall

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• Sometimes it is necessary to chop through the
  overgrown trail

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• A Tarantula web can capture quite large
  creatures

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• The most memorable remains are often the most
  remote and untended

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• Any ideas about the pattern of tree cover?

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• An Inca fertility symbol!

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• Even the Amazon is very small at its source

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The Amazon already shows signs of transportation
and deposition
Fast moving water shows the thalweg
Pebble beaches on either side
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The Tambopata River is a tributary of the Amazon
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Trains are very important in the rural areas
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Fruit and vegetables laid out for sale.
Traditional Peruvian hats abound
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Dead dogs for sale here
Fresh orange for sale here
Insane woman with axe chops animal here
The most horrifying place in the world
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What do the potatoes and warm clothing tell us
about the climate of the Andes?
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Hat and jacket traditional- Iced lolly universal?