Politically Peru is divided in 24 departments, which incluyes 194 provinces, and a constitucional province, Callao.
Due to its geographic location ( in the tropical southern hemisphere), Peru should have a warm, humid and rainy weather. Instead, the Andean Mountains, the anticlonic circulation of the south Pacific and the cold Humboldt Current generates a great variety of climates(is the 3rd country in the world with a high climate diversity).
Peru has three main geographic regions: Coast (12%), Mountain (28%) and Jungle(60%), which are divided in several climatic regions due to the different microclimates and ecosystems
1, 285, 215.16 square kilometers and 200 nautical miles.
29, 797, 694 inhabitants.
Lima, The City of the Kings.
LANGUAGES
CURRENCY
Sol (S/.).
The currency is issued in 10, 20, 50,100 and 200 soles; 1,2 and 5 coins, as well as 5,10,20 and 50 cents.
COAST
Formed by deserts, beaches & valleys. (14ºC to 27ºC)
Nothern coast: Tropical & sunny all year long
Central & Southern coast: Aridregion, temperate, 96% humidity, no rain and presence of fog.
HIGHLANDS
Controlled by the Andes mountain range, it has dry weather.(-3ºC to 27ºC)
Rainy season: From November to March
JUNGLE
Tropical vegetation forming great natural reserves.(17ºC to 36ºC)
Rainy season: From November to March