ECO TOURISM IN PERU - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

República del Perú (Republic of Peru)

Location and borders:

Peru located in western South America and is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the south by Chile, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Total land area:

Peru has an extension of 1.285.215 km²

Capital:

The capital of Peru is Lima.

Administrative divisions:

Peru is divided in 24 departments:

• Ancash
• Apurimac
• Arequipa
• Ayacucho
• Cajamarca
• Callao
• Cusco
• Huancavelica
• Huánuco
• Ica
• Junin
• La Libertad
• Lambayeque
• Lima
• Loreto
• Madre de Dios
• Moquegua
• Pasco
• Piura
• Puno
• San Martín
• Tacna
• Tumbes
• Ucayali

Official Language:

Besides the three official languages Spanish, Quechua and Aimara it is estimated that in Peru exist 43 different native languages.

Spanish is the most spoken, followed by Quechua spoken by approx. 17 % of the population.

Government:

Presidential Republic

Population:

According to the census 2006: 28,302,600

Currency:

Nuevo Sol