Peru has a diverse , from the bordering the long to the and . Because of this wide geographical range and different altitudes and climates, animals have adapted and survived in this environment.
Peru is home to more than 500 species of mammals, of which 70 are endemic and close to 100 are threatened, vulnerable or endangered.

Andean Titi Monkey,a critically endangered species endemic to Peru.
The following is a list of mammals found in the Peruvian territory but not exclusively.

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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 disease and within a few years 100% of the trees were destroyed and the Pure Nacional species of cacao tree was put in the list of extinct species. The cacao tree is highly susceptible to diseases and insect pests.

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Pure Nacional was found growing in the valley of the Marañon Canyon which flows north along the eastern …

Weather in Peru is varies from region to region, according to the World Meteorological Organization Peru enjoys 28 out of the 32 world climates. Two main factors contribute to the variety of climates, the and the Humboldt Current. However, climate in Peru can generally be divided in three different climatic zones: that borders the to the West, the to the east and the in between the coast and the rainforest. There are many microclimates within each region.

The average temperature from December to April is 25 to 28C …

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 …

Indians living in the forest were less affected by the Spanish conquerors than the Andean Indians. Spanish missionaries reached the area later in the eighteenth century but the real clash with the western civilization came in the late nineteenth century when the English found rubber in the forest creating the rubber boom. Foreign companies employed local forest Indians to extract the rubber under very harsh conditions. Foreign workers brought with them diseases such as pneumonia and flu for which locals had no immunity and as a consequence thousands of them …

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 …

In its effort to guard its natural resources the government has created a national system to protect natural areas in order to contribute to the sustainable development of the country. Currently it has 61 protected areas that cover 18 million hectares or 14 percent of the national territory. These include national parks, national reserves, national sanctuaries, historical sanctuaries, protected rain forests, hunting areas, community reserves and reserved areas.
National parks: Bahuaja Sonene, Cerros de Amotape, Cutervo, Huascaran, Manu, Tingo Maria and Yanachaga Chemillen.
They were created to preserve the ecosystem, biodiversity and …