Articles in Geography
Native Crops of Peru – Theobroma cacao
![Native Crops of Peru – Theobroma cacao Cocoa tree farm](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Cocoa-tree-farm-150x150.png)
Theobroma cacao is a tree fruit endemic to the South American rainforest and distributed to Central America by humans. It was domesticated about 3,000 years ago by local indigenous people …
Native Crops of Peru – Pure Nacional Cacao
![Native Crops of Peru – Pure Nacional Cacao Cocoa beans drying](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Cocoa-beans-drying-150x150.png)
In 2007, Pure Nacional, a variety of the cacao tree was rediscovered in Peru, to the world’s chocolate makers it was a delight. In 1916 the plant was hit by …
Native crops of Peru – Quinoa
![Native crops of Peru – Quinoa quinoa field](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/quinoa-field-150x150.png)
Quinoa is a crop that originated in the South American and Bolivia and was domesticated by more than 6,000 years ago. For the quinoa was a staple …
Native crops of Peru – Potato
![Native crops of Peru – Potato Peruvian potatoes](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Peruvian-potatoes-150x150.png)
Baked, fried, boiled, mashed, grated, dried, roasted, converted into flour, stuffed, stewed and grilled are some of the ways in which potatoes can be cooked. They come in different shapes …
Cusco
![Cusco Woman and llama walk past Spanish homes built on top of Incan walls](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Current-walls-150x150.jpg)
It is estimated that around 1.5 million tourists visit Cusco every year, and the city of Cusco have become the main tourist attractions in Peru and one of the …
Lima
![Lima Traffic in Lima](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Traffic-in-Lima-150x150.png)
With over eight million inhabitants Lima, capital of Peru is the second largest desert city in the world after Cairo. It is a city of contrasts. Lima is surrounded by …
The coast and its long desert
![The coast and its long desert Paracas in the coast of Peru](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Paracas-in-the-coast-of-Peru-150x150.png)
The Peruvian west coast bordering the Pacific Ocean is a long desert strip that stretches from the departments of Tumbes in the north bordering Ecuador, to Tacna in the south …
The Pacific Ocean and El Niño effect in Peru
![The Pacific Ocean and El Niño effect in Peru Sea lions in Islas Ballestas, Peru](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Sea-lions-in-Islas-Ballestas-150x150.png)
The cold water of the Pacific Ocean brought by the Humboldt current, makes its water rich in plankton which supports a rich variety of fish and marine animals as well …
Peru’s Amazon Jungle and Rainforest
![Peru’s Amazon Jungle and Rainforest orchid](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/orchid-150x150.png)
The Peruvian rainforest
More than three quarters of the Peruvian territory lies east of the . The jungle or Selva has two parts, the high and the low Selva. The high …
The Rainforest Economy
![The Rainforest Economy Purple cocoa bean](http://www.discover-peru.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Purple-cocoa-bean-150x150.png)
Ever since the Europeans came to the Amazon basin its natural resources have been exploded. The first European settlers grew crops and traded them. The first economic exploitation of the …