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Satellite imagery of Peru Topographic map of Peru Political map of Peru Vegetation of Peru. 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.
According to the Organic Law of Regional Governments, the regions (Spanish: regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru.Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments (departamentos) but faced the problem of increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima.
Map of the Peruvian provinces. The provinces of Peru (Spanish: provincias) are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts (Spanish: distritos). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven ...
The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and established a Viceroyalty, which included most of its South American colonies. After achieving independence in 1821, Peru has undergone periods of political unrest and fiscal crisis as well as periods of stability and economic upswing.
The downtown area, unlike many downtowns in other major cities, is largely a historic district, and is home to many cathedrals and churches built during the Spanish colonial period. In the latter half of the 20th century, the city has grown rapidly by migration from other regions of Peru.
Peru administratīvais iedalījums; Usage on mk.wikipedia.org Лима (регион) Региони во Перу; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Lima (regio) Usage on no.wikipedia.org Lima (region) Perus regioner; Kategori:Personer fra regionen Lima; Usage on pl.wikipedia.org Region Lima; Usage on pt.wikipedia.org Lima (província) Regiões do Peru
Spanish is spoken natively by 82.6% of the population, and coexists with several native languages, of which the most important is the Quechuan languages, spoken by 16.92% of the population, 1.7% Aymara and 0.8% speaking another native language. In the urban areas of the country, especially in the coastal region, monolingualism of Spanish ...
Manu National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional del Manu) is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. [1] It protects a diverse number of ecosystems including lowland rainforests, cloud forests and Andean grasslands .