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The Sechura Desert is a coastal desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru along the Pacific coast and inland to the foothills of the Andes Mountains.Its extreme aridity is caused by the upwelling of cold coastal waters and subtropical atmospheric subsidence, but it is also subject to occasional flooding during El Niño years.
Scholars have described individual lomas as "an island of vegetation in a virtual ocean of desert." [12] Peru has more than 40 lomas totalling in area less than 2,000 km 2 (770 sq mi) out of a total coastal desert area of 144,000 km 2 (56,000 sq mi). [13]
1.4 Deserts and xeric shrublands. 1.5 Mangroves. 2 Marine. ... Peru is at the intersection of two marine realms, Temperate South America and the Tropical Eastern ...
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. ... Chile and Peru: 26: Danakil Desert: Subtropical: 137,000: 52,896: Eastern Africa:
The central and southern coast have a subtropical desert climate, despite this region being located in the tropics. The Humboldt Current , serving as one cause of climatic differentiation, is 7 to 8 °C (13 to 14 °F) colder than normal tropical seas at 14 to 19 °C (57 to 66 °F), thus preventing high tropical temperatures from appearing.
Pages in category "Deserts of Peru" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Garúa; L. Lomas; O.
The Ocucaje Desert is a desert located in the Ica Province of the Ica Region in southern Peru between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the larger coastal desert of Peru, characterized by its dry, sandy landscape and significant archeological and paleontological importance.
Peru has won multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Pan American Games. The Peru women's national volleyball team was one of the dominant teams in the 1980s and 90s and won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing to the Soviet Union 3–2 after having led by a wide margin. Peru has usually been very good at surfing and ...