The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world about 4,000 miles or 6,450 km long, second only to the Nile River.

The Peruvian Andes provide the most spectacular views of snow capped mountains and glaciers in the region.

More than three quarters of the Peruvian territory lies east of the Andes. The jungle or Selva has two parts, the high and the low Selva.