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