The habitat of Peru’s reptiles is concentrated on the eastern side of the country, in the   Here the warm and humid weather makes for a comfortable environment where to reproduce. Since all reptiles are ectothermic, which means that they cannot regulate their own body temperature, they require a tropical and warm environment.
 

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Thanks to the Humboldt Current also known as the Peruvian Current the waters adjacent to the is one the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. This 200 nautical mile area is a coastal upwelling which is characterized for its deep and cool waters where phytoplankton thrives. Phytoplankton is at the bottom of the food chain and serves as nourishment for zooplankton and small fish including the anchovy better known as anchoveta which in turn feeds predatory fish, mammals and guano producing birds. This system provides an abundance of …

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 food, second in importance after . Its ability to survive in high altitudes, from 2,800 up to 4,000 meters, intense heat, freezing temperatures and little rain, made it an important crop on which the population could rely becoming part of the culinary culture of Peru. Its nutritional properties sustained the army in its long journeys. For those reasons, the …

Japan and the United States are the main export markets of Peru’s biodiversity-based products.

Peru is one of the world’s top 10 “megadiverse” counties.

About 25,000 species of plants or 10% of the world’s total grow in Peru of which 30% are native of the territory and 4,400 are actively used by the population.

About 75% of its endangered species are protected.

There are 122 threatened animal species.

There are 695 known breeding bird species (3rd in the world) of which 4.61% are threatened.

There are 460 known mammal species (3rd in the world) of which …

The Amazon rainforest is one of the earth’s last frontiers covering an area almost the size of the continental United States and threatened by the advance of civilization. For centuries the Amazon rainforest has been invaded to explore its natural resources, felling and burning trees to grow crops and raise cattle, its rivers polluted and its people denied their rights.  The Amazon’s future is one of the great issues facing the world today.
The first settlers were Native American peoples who lived in the region before the Europeans conquered South America. …

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 region came in the 1890′s with the increased worldwide demand for rubber. made people come to the Amazon region and many made a fortune but suddenly in 1920 it all ended, the seeds have been taken to the Far East where the rubber was easier and cheaper to collect and to transport.
Trade and industry in the Amazon has been …

The Amazon river is home to many species of animals and many of them are in danger of extinction. For the last 20 years the governments of Peru and Brazil along with conservation organizations, local businesses and have been working together to protect endangered species for the enjoyment of the world and future generations.
One of the most endangered species in the is the pink dolphin or bufeo thought to be extinct more than twenty years ago. They are very rarely seen and are found only in the …

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. In terms of volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world, it contains one fifth of the earth’s fresh water. Its width varies according to the rain season; at its widest point it can be 6.8 miles or 11km during the dry season and 24.8 miles or 40km during the rainy season. Where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean its width reaches 150 miles …

define the regions in the Sierra. These regions are grouped according to its altitude above the sea level. Each region has its own particular climate, flora and fauna that have adapted to its own environment adding to . The Sierra is the region with the most microclimates in the country and the lowlands on the eastern side of the Andes near the harbors Earth’s highest biodiversity.

There are as many climates as altitude regions exist in the Andes. They range from the warm temperatures at low altitudes to the …

It is important for the world and for the enjoyment of future generations to preserve Peru’s ecosystems and biodiversity. Peru has a wide range of ecosystems because of its great variation in elevation or height above sea. About 84 of the 104 existing ecosystems or “life zones” identified in the world and 28 of the 32 climates on the planet are present in Peru. They range from the cold in the south to the warm tropical seas in the north, from the dry to the high and …