Peruvian Amazon

plazas comfortable. The Amazon experiences...you guessed it, rain heat and more rain and heat! The average daytime temperature is 30-32° C (85-90° F), while nights can cool down to 20° C (68° F). They do have a wet and wetter season with the wet (dry) season corresponding with the dry season in the highlands. The desert coast is arid. From January to March the sky is clear and the air tends to be hot and sticky. Peruvians go to the beach at this time. SOCIAL CUSTOMS Peruvians are generally…

America, there is the Amazon Rain forest. Toucans, parrots, and a Giant Galapagos Tortoise all live in the forest. In South America, Peru is found. Peru has an ancient feature named Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is built on the Andes mountain in Peru. Inca leaders take Machu Picchu as a royal estate. People long ago, who lived in Machu Picchu, built walls with stone so tight together, nothing could fit through. There is also Lima, the largest city in Peru. Finally, there is the Amazon River, the…

onions and potatoes, and aji de gallina, spicy chicken are examples of dishes that started in Peru and were later adapted. The people of Peru, better known as the Peruvians, are credited for being the world’s largest producer of the popular coca leaf. The primary sport in Peru is football, better known as soccer to Americans. Peruvians are as passionate about this sport as the United States is with football. Because of this passion, it can be very dangerous to attend their stadiums as a fan…

rainforest in a very beautiful area. The architecture is very impressive even after centuries. The arches where doorways where it took a lot of ingenuity to build without modern technology. Machu Picchu is right in the center of where the Peruvian andes and the Amazon Basin. Machu Picchu is relatively in the south eastern area of Peru, its exact location is 13.1631 s 72.5450 w. There is about 200 structures amongst the citadel that are not too damaged. The Inca constructed trails and drainage…

10 Things to Do and See in Peru If you have not visited Peru, you should make you next destination. Peru is a country in South America where the world famous ancient city, Machu Picchu is found. It’s also home to the Amazon rain forest and sacred Valley all of which makes Peru one of the most popular tourist destination in world. It comes as no surprise that tourism in this country is one of the largest industries and the most rapidly growing. The main focus is areas such as; ecotourism,…

it seems to be a refuge to the Inca empire when enemies attack. The most important nearly places are Cuzco City, the capital of the empire that is about one hundred twelve kilometers of distance, other places are the sacred valley, in the north the Amazon Jungle and bordered by Urubamba river. The walls are mostly common…

Indigenous communities are faced with the constant struggle of trying to protect their land and their people from the Peruvian path of economic “progress”. Indigenous peoples that live in Peru’s forest-covered lowlands were, in the early 1900s, allowed to live within and around those forests, but were not granted land titles because Law 1220 gave the state control over Peruvian forests (Stocks 95). Then, surprisingly, in 1974,…

These miners endure these conditions to earn a measly $750 a month, a sharp contrast to the booming profits of the jewelry and gold industries. These subsistence miners collectively generate a black market valued at $2.5 billion and the Peruvian government struggles to regulate this industry. These miners are also exposed to the dangers of mercury, which they come into direct contact with due to lack of safety equipment. Their bare skin encounters this toxic metal in waters where mercury…

from want, freedom from fear and freedom of speech. Peru is the largest country that is located on the western border of South America divided into three main parts; dryness, snow-capped and tropical rainforest. The indigenous people are Peruvian Indian, which are just only the minority of the populations. Hence, most of them speak only their ethnic language and Spanish, with a smattering of English. The Peru's capital has the greatest economic activity that is located in La Costa. It…

Inca city deserted in the Andes Mountain range, is a highly desirable tourist location (Damon 7). Shrouded with mystery and an eerie air, its discovery, exploration, and significance have been both researched and debated upon. Near the edge of the Amazon Basin, it sits atop the mountain as a testimony to the Inca’s architecture and art. Efforts are made to protect this highly significant city frozen in time (UNESCO 8). Discovery In July of 1911, Hiram Bingham discovered the ruins of an Inca…