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	Subdivisions of Peru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peru's territory, according to the Regionalization Law which was passed on November 18, 2002, is divided into 25 regions (regiones; singular: región).
		Peru was divided into 24 departments (departamentos; singular: departamento) until the creation of the new regions in 2002.
		When the regionalization law was passed, the Callao region was created from the former constitutional province, and the province of Lima separated from the rest of the Lima department, which in turn came to form the new Lima Region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regions_of_Peru (342 words)

	Peru (country) - MSN Encarta
		Peru is a land of sharp contrasts, of barren deserts and green oases, snowcapped mountains, high bleak plateaus, and deep valleys.
		Peru is bounded on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil and Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
		Parallel to and lying east of the coastal plain is the sierra, an upland region with towering mountain ranges of the Andes, lofty plateaus, and deep gorges and valleys.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570790/Peru_(country).html (1224 words)

	Former regions of Peru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The law, which was approved, mandated the creation of regions to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; 12 regions were constituted from 23 of the former 24 departments.
		Formation of another region was delayed by the reluctance of the Constitutional Province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima.
		The regions had to assume major responsibilities because of inadequate funding from the central government, and organizational and political difficulties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Former_regions_of_Peru (170 words)

	Peru Tourism Bureau - BIRDWATCHING
		This coastal region of beautiful deciduous landscapes and warm weather stretches from the border with Ecuador south to the department of La Libertad Together with the southeast of Ecuador this is one of the most important endemic bird-centers in the world, called the Tumbesian region, holding 54 range-restricted bird species.
		The Amazonian lowlands of Peru are part of the vast Amazon basin, a region whose uniform green appearance conceals a complex and diverse pattern of lowland forest types, including white-sand forests, varzea, and river-edge forest.
		This region encompasses the eastern lowlands south of the Amazon river, which is an important distributional barrier, including most of the department of Ucayali and most of the lowlands of the department of Junin.
	www.visitperu.com /birds.htm (1674 words)

	PERU - REGIONS OF PERU - HISTORY OF PERU - GEOGRAFIA
		Peru is a large mountainous country located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in South America.
		The coastal region, where Lima is located, is a narrow coastal plain mainly deserted and crossed by fertile valleys.
		The population of Peru is a mixture of indians, mestizos and descendents of the Spanish colonists, in addition there are Chinese and African communities.
	www.latinotravel.com.pe /regions.htm (653 words)

	Peru - History & Culture
		Peru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire, but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived.
		Peru's population of about 23 million is divided almost equally between the highlands and the population centres of the coast, and the division marks a sharp cultural as well as geographic divide.
		regions are marked by extreme poverty and subsistence agriculture, while the fertile river valleys of the lowlands have produced a wealthier, more cosmo- politan culture.
	www.geographia.com /peru/peruhistory.htm (579 words)

	Information Peru Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Mountain: Also called Andean region is of uneven topography, it is formed by the Mountain range of the Andes, and is located between the coast and the forest; high mountains, deep valleys, plateaus.
		Peru is divided in 24 departments and 1 constitutional county.
		Peru, a land where Nature appear to have crafted the geography to create challenges for those venture into the wilds, could be catalogued without fear of exaggeration as the New World's adventure sports paradise.
	www.go2peru.com /webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=19988155 (998 words)

	Peru History - Useful Information on Peru
		The first inhabitants of Peru were nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in caves in Peru's coastal regions.
		Peru continued to remain loyal to Spain until 1824, when the country was liberated by the Venezuelan Simón Bolívar and the Argentinian José de San Martín.
		In 1866, Peru won a brief war with Spain but was humiliated by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-83), which resulted in the loss of lucrative nitrate fields in the northern Atacama Desert.
	www.dosmanosperu.com /dosmanos/english/aboutperu/peru_history.php (672 words)

	Peru Tourism Bureau - PERU: GOURMET PARADISE
		The first is Peru’s ecological and climatic diversity which has given rise to a major supply of fresh produce that satisfy not only the housewife but also the most demanding chef.
		Over the course of centuries, Peru has felt the influence os Spain in its stews and soups, Arab sweets and desserts, African contributions to Creole cooking, Italian pastas, Japanese preparations of fish and shellfish and Chinese culinary methods, which have given birth to one of the most popular gastronomic tradition in Peru: chifa.
		In northern Peru, the locals are particularly fond of pepian, a stew based on grated corn kernels mixed with onion, garlic and the chilli pepper which takes on a particularly heightened flavor when cooked with turkey.
	www.visitperu.com /perugourmet.htm (2360 words)

	Peruvian Folklore - Peru Contact
		The "Marinera" is a dance dedicated to courtship and love; and it is danced in all regions of Peru acquiring its own forms based on the location: The Northern region (Norteña), the city of Lima (Limeña), and the highlands (Serrana).
		This is a dance from the province of Espinar, South of Cuzco, Peru.
		Huayno is the most popular musical expression of the highland region of Peru; this dance originated in the Inca empire which survived the Spanish colonization and Maintains its popularity to this day.
	www.perucontact.com /en/informacion/folklore.php (563 words)

	Peru Profile (8.2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peru is located at the center of the Andean states, bordered by Colombia and Ecuador in the north, Brazil and Bolivia in the east, and Chile in the south.
		Peru's primary landmine problems are a result of guerilla military activity in the 1980s that afflicted its internal regions, particularly near electrical towers and power-generation stations that were mined for protection against guerilla sabotage.
		Peru and Ecuador have been cooperating over the past two years in an effort to demine along their border.
	maic.jmu.edu /journal/8.2/profiles/peru.htm (508 words)

	Peru - Mass uprising defeats privatisation plans
		After a week of mass protests and clashes with the police in the southern regions of Peru, the government of Toledo was forced to halt its plans of privatisation of two electricity companies, Egasa and Egesur, and to apologise to the people of Arequipa, the city at the centre of the protests.
		People in the region had been protesting for a long time against these privatisation plans and the mayor of Arequipa Juan Manuel Guillen, had managed to get a court injunction against them on the basis that the regional government is part-owner of the companies and had not been consulted.
		Peru has already had ample experience of privatisations and the balance sheet is a complete disaster, causing jobs losses in their thousands, corruption, and higher bills.
	www.marxist.com /Latinam/peru_arequipa.html (2808 words)

	Peru geographic regions - geographical travel directory tours
		Ica is known as an area of sand, sea, oases and valleys, the cradle of Peru's Creole culture, saints and medicine men, where the best pisco brandy is distilled and where religious fervor is strong in the worship of the Señor de Luren or the Yauca shrine.
		Centuries before it was founded as the City of Kings, the territory of Lima, capital of Peru and of the department of Lima, was inhabited by civilizations that had gauged its wealth and strategic location.
		One of the highest cities in Peru, Cerro de Pasco, capital of the department of Pasco, in the central highlands, is also one of the most extraordinary places in the area.
	www.traveltoperu.net /peruregions.htm (1745 words)

	Peru Cusco >>> Peru Travel Guide Information About Geography Location Natural Regions Coast, Yunga, Quechua, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peru is located in the Southern Hemisphere, with 6.940 km of borders (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador).
		The attempts to classify natural regions in Peru are numerous, considering the empty areas, the ecological regions, the altitude, the weather, the waters, the lands, the flora and fauna.
		Peru is one of the countries in the world that has very large weather diversity, consequence of several geographical factors, but it is mostly due to the presence of the Andes Mountain Range.
	www.perucusco.com /geography_peru.htm (1109 words)

	Nature & Landscapes - Welcome to the Official Site for the Promotion of Peru - PromPeru
		The beauty of Peru's rivers stems from the canyons which their waters have carved out over centuries, the plantlife which grows alongside and thevarieties of fauna found in their waters.
		Peru's geography is reflected in its thousands of lakes and lagoons, which,according to the environment, feature their own particular characteristics.
		Peru's astounding variety of climates and eco-systems ranks the country amongst the world's top eight nations in terms of biodiversity, where one can find 84 of the 104 life zones existing around the planet.
	www.peru.info /e_ftonaturalezaeng.asp?ids=1729&ic=2&pdr=870&jrq=7.5.4 (211 words)

	PERU TRAVEL
		The three main zones of Peru are known as La Costa (the coast), La Sierra (the mountains) and La Selva (the jungle).
		The unusual weather conditions in Peru are created mainly by two major offshore ocean currents - the cold Humbolt Current coming up from Chile and the Antarctic, which meets the warm, tropical El Niño current coming down from the Pacific along the Ecuadorian coast.
		If you want to visit several different regions of Peru, then your best bet is to travel round in the middle of the dry season between June and September.
	www.perutouristinformation.com /clima.htm (587 words)

	Peruline: information service about tourism and travelling in Peru - Travel Coast
		The beach is relatively narrow in the South whereas in the North it reaches as broad as 150 km.
		Peru's three biggest cities Lima (9,000,000 inhabitants), Trujillo (610,000 inhabitants) und Chiclayo (480,000 inhabitants) are situated on the coast.
		Peru's capital is a mecca for everyone interested in history and art history.
	www.peruline.com /peru/travel_coast.htm (508 words)

	USAID Democracy and Governance: Latin American & the Caribbean: Peru
		While Peru has maintained unprecedented economic performance averaging over 4% growth for the past three years, the reality is that even higher growth rates for many years will be necessary to reduce poverty, which impacts over half of the population or 14 million Peruvians.
		Peru's tropical forests are the fourth largest in the world, but they are increasingly threatened by shifting migration patterns, unsustainable exploitation of the forest, and the destructive impact of illicit coca production and processing.
		While Peru's 2003 economy outperformed most of Latin America (Peru experienced 3.8% GDP growth in 2003 with 4.5% projected in 2004), the government remains politically weak and social discontent prevails.
	www.usaid.gov /our_work/democracy_and_governance/regions/lac/peru.html (577 words)

	ABWE - Peru
		The majestic, snow-capped Andes mountains dominate the topography of the historic Inca land of Peru.
		Along the coastal strip of desert land is Lima, "city of the kings," the economic heart of the country.
		From the wilds of the jungle and the steeps of the mountains, to the throngs of the city streets, Peru presents a fertile mission field ripe for harvest.
	www.abwe.org /serve/fields/Peru.asp (539 words)

	Trafico on Line Peru Travel and Tourism - Adventure Tourism and Sports
		Also located in this region is Nevado Alpamayo, the most beautiful snow-capped mountain in the world, with a summit in the shape of a perfectly designed pyramid.
		The climate in this region is dry and the rapids, which rank from Class II through IV, are easy to run.
		The average temperature in the first part of the hike is 16ºC (59ºF), and in the low regions, 20ºC (68ºF).
	www.traficoperu.com /english/aventura.htm (1727 words)

	USAID: Peru
		Social services, especially in isolated, conflict-prone regions in Peru’s highlands and jungles, are inadequate (e.g., in USAID's geographic focus areas 36% of children under five are malnourished, 27% of women are illiterate, 50% of the population does not have access to electricity, and 69% does not have access to sanitation services).
		Peru’s tropical forests are the fourth largest in the world, but they are increasingly threatened by shifting migration patterns, unsustainable exploitation of the forest, and the destructive impact of illicit coca production/processing.
		While Peru’s economy out-performed the rest of Latin America (Peru experienced 5.2% GDP growth in 2002 and 4% projected in 2003), the Government of President Alejandro Toledo remains politically weak and social discontent prevails.
	www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2005/lac/pe.html (914 words)

	Peru : Regions in Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peru shares borders with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, and Chile to the south.
		The mountain ranges in the center of Peru, north of Lima, are among the highest in Peru.
		The region is a favorite of trekkers and outdoor-adventure travelers who come to Peru with white-water rafting, ice climbing, and other sports in mind.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=814&catID=0814020814 (733 words)

	Peru Regions
		Gavinha writes, "the area of each departamento was calculated by adding the corresponding provincial areas, and in a few cases the area of a few deserted islands on the Pacific (assigned to departamentos, but not to provincias)." Discrepancies may also be due to the transfer of certain provinces from one department to another.
		It provided that Peru would be divided into departamentos (departments), which would be subdivided into provincias (provinces), in turn subdivided into distritos (districts), and finally into parroquias (parishes).
		I infer from 19th-century descriptions of the divisions of Peru that, at some times, some provinces were not in any department; such provinces apparently had the status of provincia litoral (littoral province), provincia fluvial, or provincia constitucional.
	www.statoids.com /upe.html (1567 words)

	Nature & Landscapes - Welcome to the Official Site for the Promotion of Peru - PromPeru
		In the Andes, regions between 1,000 and 3,500 meters are transit areas, where for topographical and climactic reasons, flowers from the valleys and highland plain grow alongside each other.
		Peru's cloud forests, between 2,000 and 3,000 masl, are home to the rarest flowers on Earth, including the bromelia (Aechmia SP) or giant begonia (Begonia sp.).
		There are several cloud forest regions in Peru, including the Chanchamayo Valley in the department of Junín.
	www.peru.info /e_ftonaturalezaeng.asp?ids=1729&ic=2&pdr=870&jrq=7.5.4 (312 words)

	Peru - Rainforest Portal
		Home to the origin of the mighty Amazon River, the rainforests of Peru are some of the most important in the world, with high concentrations of biodiversity and large intact areas remaining.
		APECA Peru - APECA Peru is a non-profit organization promoting education and conservation amongst river communities in the Amazonia region of Peru.
		Peru's Transoceanic Highway and the Rainforest - NPR/National Geographic Society report on the effects of road-building in Peru's Amazonian rainforest.
	www.rainforestweb.org /Rainforest_Regions/South_America/Peru (303 words)

	Peru Tours Main Page
		Peru offers so many possibilities for great discoveries, historical programs and musical visits, it is difficult to pre-arrange all possible itineraries.
		From the incredible nature of the natural regions of Peru to its amazing past, including the Inca civilizations you will discover an incredible country full of charme and color.
		Accommodation and food are great throughout, but what will make your discovery even more enjoyable is the in-depth contact with local costumes and way of life along with a glimpse at the ancient civilizations that have left so much ion the country.
	www.travelvantage.com /tou_peru.html (477 words)

	Peru Profundo: Deep Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peru Profundo is a non-profit dance company co-founded in Chicago by Carmen A. Mejia and Kathy Bardales in 2002 when we were awarded an Ethnic Arts Grant from the Illinois Arts Council for Afro-Peruvian dance.
		The mission of Peru Profundo is to educate non-Peruvians and Peruvians who live in the U.S. alike about Peruvian dance and folklore through dance workshops and performances using multimedia and live music.
		If you are interested in booking Peru Profundo for a performance or dance workshop please write to us with two months in advance via e-mail at info@peruprofundodance.com.
	www.peruprofundodance.com (470 words)

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