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Total land borders: 7,461 km Bolivia: 1,075 km Brazil: 2,995 km Chile: 171 km Colombia: 1,800 km Ecuador: 1,420 km
Highest point
Huascarán Sur, 6,768 metres (22,205 ft)
Lowest point
Bayóvar Depression, −34 metres (−112 ft)
Largest lake
Lake Titicaca
Exclusive economic zone
906,454 km2 (349,984 sq mi)
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator. Peru shares land borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, with its longest land border shared with Brazil.
hazards that Peru experiences include earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, and mild volcanic activity. The geographic positioning ofPeru adjacent...
Peru, officially the Republic ofPeru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil...
Peruvian culture is the gradual blending of Amerindian cultures with European and African ethnic groups. The ethnic diversity and rugged geographyof...
Climate ofPeru describes the diverse climates of this large South American country with an area of 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi). Peru is located entirely...
Pacific coast as a part (or all) of their border. Geographyof Chile Geographyof Colombia Geographyof Ecuador GeographyofPeru Countries and territories on...
history include the following: GeographyofPeru Tang, Alex K; Johnsson, JöRgen, eds. (2010), Pisco, Peru, Earthquake of August 15, 2007, doi:10.1061/9780784410615...
list of cities in Peru by population. For metropolitan areas see List of metropolitan areas ofPeru. List of metropolitan areas ofPeru List of regions...
of Peru Biosphere reserves in Peru National parks ofPeru Wildlife ofPeru Flora ofPeru Fauna ofPeru Birds ofPeru Mammals ofPeru Fjords ofPeru Glaciers...
Peruvian Amazonia (Spanish: Amazonía del Perú), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle (Spanish: selva peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la...
provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of Earth and its people. an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to...
is located. Bolivia's geography has features similar to those ofPeru which abuts Bolivia's northwest border; like Bolivia, Peru is bisected from north...
III General Assembly of the Pan-American Institute ofGeography and History. These eight Peruvian regions are: Chala or Coast (subtropical dry and tropical...
Reinhard, Johan (January 1997). "Sharp Eyes of Science Probe the Mummies ofPeru". National Geographic. 191 (1): 36–43. Reinhard, Johan (1998). Discovering...
(1979). "Exploration of Eastern Peru by the Junta de Vias Fluviales". Revista Geográfica. 90 (90). Pan American Institute ofGeography and History: 199–212...
The President ofPeru (Spanish: Presidente del Perú), officially called the Constitutional President of the Republic ofPeru (Spanish: presidente constitucional...
The Geographical Society of Lima (Spanish: Sociedad Geográfica de Lima, SGL) is a scientific institution and geographical society based in Lima, Peru, founded...
The Viceroyalty ofPeru (Spanish: Virreinato del Perú), officially known as the Kingdom ofPeru, was a Spanish imperial provincial administrative district...
Peruvian cuisine reflects local practices and ingredients including influences mainly from the indigenous population, including the Inca, and cuisines...
The history ofPeru spans 15 millennia, extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes...
The economy ofPeru is an emerging, mixed economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and an upper middle income economy as classified by the...
This is a demography of the population ofPeru including population density, ethnicity, education level, the health of the populace, economic status,...