GEOGRAPHY

Peru is divided into three regions: Coast, Highlands and Jungle. Although this simple division reflects the overall appearance of the geography of Peru , the reality is much richer and more complex. It was a great variety of ecosystems that are home to various species of animals and plants.

For that reason, years later, the geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal, based on his continuing studies of the Peruvian territory proponed the establishment of eight regions in order to create a natural physiographic map that was more in keeping with the biographical reality of the Peruvian territory. In 1941, the motion was approved by the general assembly of the Institute of Geography and History.

These are:

Costa o Chala, Yunga, Quechua, Suni, Puna, Janca o Cordillera, Selva Alta o Región Rupa Rupa, Selva Baja o Región Omagua.

THE COAST
The Peruvian coast presents the shape of a large desert lying in the Andes Mountains to the east and along with the Humboldt Current that reaches the beaches, is therefore given to the characteristic of the arid and dry zone. In winter the temperature rarely goes down to 12 ° C and during the summer, however, the sun shines a lot and the temperature often reaches 30 ° C.

The central and southern region of the Peruvian coast has two very marked seasons: a winter between April and October, and one summer, between November and March. The northern region of the coast, for its part, does not suffer the effect of cold water, resulting in almost 300 days of sunshine and warm temperatures throughout the year (up to 35 ° C in summer). The rainy season occurs between November and March.

THE HIGHLANDS
It is the mountainous area dominated by the Andes Mountains . It reaches 6768 meters above the sea level at the summit of the Huascaran , the department of Ancash.

In the highlands of Peru there are two well defined seasons: a summer, from April to October, characterized by sunny days, very cold nights and lack of rain (the ideal time to travel) and a rainy season between November and March, where rainfall is abundant (usually about 1.000 mm ). One feature that characterizes this region is the marked variation in temperature throughout the day; it is common to have temperatures of up to 24 ° C and lows of -3 ° C at night.

THE JUNGLE
Zona de vegetación tropical de la cuenca del río Amazonas, donde se ubican las más grandes reservas de naturaleza peruana.

It is the area of tropical vegetation of the Amazon River, where you will find the largest nature reserve in Peru .

It is bisected by the mighty Amazon River and can be divided into two very distinct areas: the edge of the jungle or high mountains (about 700 m ) which has a subtropical and temperate climate, with heavy rains between November and March, and sunny days from April to October, and the lowland (below 700 m ) which is dry from April to October and is an ideal time to visit, with sunny days and high temperatures, often above 35 ° C.