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Near Quiruvilca Peru- water coming directly from mines . Water pollution sources in Peru include industrial waste, sewage and oil related waste. Peru has 1746 cu km of renewable water resources and 86% of this water is used for farming and 7% for industrial activity. In urban areas only 87% and in rural areas 62% of the population have access ...
A study by Van de Poel et al. found that the proportion of under-5 stunting in urban Peru was 0.18 and 0.47 in rural Peru, with an absolute difference of 0.29. [11] Among the 47 developing countries surveyed for the study, Peru had the greatest rural- urban disparity in stunting rates. [ 11 ]
Peru's highest snow-covered mountain (6,768 m) is found here, also named Huascarán. This park is the habitat of the Puya raimondii, the cougar, the jaguar, the llama, the guanaco, the marsh deer, the Peruvian tapir, the Peruvian piedtail, a hummingbird species, and many kinds of ducks. Cerros de Amotape (Amotape Hills) is located in Piura and ...
UNESCO's involvement in environmental awareness and education goes back to the very beginnings of the Organization, with the creation in 1948 of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature, now the World Conservation Union), the first major non-governmental organization (NGO) mandated to help preserve the natural environment.
Andean cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird. Peru's national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, the second-highest number of any country in the world. New species of birds are still being discovered and cataloged by scientists. 42 species from Peru have been officially added to science in the last 30 years.
The road system is underdeveloped in Peru, e.g., offering no connection to neighboring Brazil. Only a little over a quarter of the 15th-century Inca road system has been modernized. Another obstacle is the large size of Peru's informal economy. This prevents Peru from relying on an income tax to run the government.
Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as La Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings). Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the most important city in Spanish South America . The architecture and decoration combine the style of both the local population and Europe, such as in the Monastery of San Francisco .
Iquitos, Peru, 126 m, annual mean temperature 26.2°C; Rupa-Rupa or Selva alta (Iquitos várzea - NT0128) [20] Yunga fluvial (more than 5°C colder than the Peruan Tropics) Peruvian Yungas (NT0153) [10] Quechua (High valleys, more than 10°C colder than the Peruan Tropics) Tree line. Tierra Helada. Suni (plateau) Mountain pass. Puna (mountain ...