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=Geography=
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Peru in South America

 * Peru is located in western South America. (identified in red in the map above)
 * It borders the South Pacific Ocean.
 * It lies between [|Chile] and [|Ecuador] but also borders Brazil, [|Columbia], [|Bolivia].
 * Peru's geography [|coordinates] are 10 00 S, 76 00 W

//highest point:// Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
 * || == Interesting facts about Peru's geography! == ||
 * == Climate: == || varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; [|temperate] to frigid in Andes ||
 * == Terrain: == || western coastal plain (// costa //), high and rugged Andes in center (// sierra //), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin //(selva// ) ||
 * == Elevation extremes: == || //lowest point:// Pacific Ocean 0 m

|| //permanent crops:// 0.4% //other:// 96.71% (2001) ||
 * == Land use: == || //arable land:// 2.89%
 * == Irrigated land: == || 11,950 sq km (1998 est.) ||
 * == Natural hazards: == || earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity ||
 * == Geography note: == || shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River ||