| Peru is divided into three regions.
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| | civilizations bequeathed a legacy of
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| Although this simple division is a fair
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| | their art, customs and rituals, their
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| portrait of Perus geography, the reality
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| | wisdom and skills.
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| is much richer and far more complex.
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| | Peru is a country that sings and dances
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| In Peru, nature appears to have taken on
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| | in joy and sadness with colour and a
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| particular characteristics which have
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| | great deal of paraphernalia. Peruvians
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| turned its mountains, plains, jungles and
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| | celebrate some 3,000 festivals all over
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| valleys in to unique habitats. An
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| | the country.
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| extraordinary variety of eco systems
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| | Over 40,000 restaurants across the
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| shelters a wide diversity of animals and
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| | country reflect the diversity of a nation
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| plants.
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| | that has mixed its native traditions with
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| The Coast which features deserts,
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| | the cuisines of Europe, Arabia, China,
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| beautiful beaches and fertile valleys.
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| | Africa and Japan. The result unique
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| The Peruvian coastline is formed by a
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| | flavours that make Peruvian cuisine one
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| long snaking desert hemmed in between the
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| | of the best and most varied in the world.
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| sea and the mountains. The Andes to the
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| | Peru is a nation of mixed ethnic origins.
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| east and the cold Humboldt Sea current
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| | Throughout its history, Peru has been the
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| that runs along the coast are what make
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| | meeting ground for different nations and
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| this area so arid. From the Sechura
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| | cultures. The indigenous population was
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| desert to the Nazca plains and the
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| | joined 500 years ago by the Spaniards.
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| Atacama Desert, the dry coastal terrain
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| | As a result of this encounter, and later
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| is occasionally split by valleys covered
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| | enriched by the migration of African
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| by a thick layer of cloud and drizzle in
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| | blacks, Asians and Europeans, Peruvian
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| the winter.
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| | man emerged as the representative of a
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| Heir to ancient cultures and a rich
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| | nation whose rich ethnic mix is one of
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| colonial tradition, Peru is a magical
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| | its leading characteristics.
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| spot which involves one of the richest
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| | As part of its rich cultural tradition,
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| biodiversities of Earth, and is a melting
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| | Peru features many different languages.
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| pot of different cultures that together
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| | Although Spanish is commonly spoken
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| are forging the promise of a better
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| | across the country, Quechua is a major
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| future.
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| | legacy of the Inca Empire, and is still
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| Ten thousand years of history are lived
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| | spoken with regional dialects in many
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| through 180 museums and historical
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| | parts of Peru.
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| places. While Peru inevitably evokes
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| | In addition, other languages are spoken
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| images of Machu Picchu and the Inca
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| | such as Aymara and a startling variety of
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| empire, the country is also riddled with
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| | dialects in the Amazon jungle, which are
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| archaeological sites which are a legacy
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| | divided up into 15 linguistic families
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| of even more ancient times, when great
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| | and 43 different languages.
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