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