Peru is located in South America, it has borders with Colombia to the north east, Brazil and Bolivia share borders to the southeast, Chile to the south, and Ecuador to the northwest, crossing the high Andes (Jimn, 2022). The regions are largely unpopulated, and Peru has a rich topographical layout with impressive biodiversity (Kennedy, 2021). Peru’s geography is divided into three regions. The Pacific coast covers the western region, while several mountainous areas are interspersed with deep valleys along the northern coast. (Thom, 2012). The Andes is a part that covers at least a quarter of Peru, is an uneven area of the population, rich in minerals (Max, 2020).
The cultural geography, or the culture that encapsulates the geographic location (Sternquist 2018) in Peru is a set of beliefs, customs and ways of life inherited from the native Incas, the Spanish conquerors and the settlers (Bazzo, 2022).In addition to music, literature, art forms, dance, clothes, and celebrations, Peruvians express their culture through education, sports, and clothing(Paul, 2022). Peruvian culture is a beautiful mix of Hispanic and native traditions. One of the typical garments of Peru is bright skirts called Polleras (Scroope, 2018). Peruvian ponchos are a must in the highlands, where the cold is extremely strong, the ponchos from Cajamarca and Puno are long and dramatic, whereas those from Cuzco are shorter. Wool or straw hats are also common (Lim, 2018).Known for its geography, history, diversity, and vast resources, Peru has a rich and varied population and a rich and varied geography (Kayat, 2019).
Peru’s economic geography, or distribution of wealth based on geographic location (Sternquist, 2018) is driven by services, which represent 53.2% of its GDP, followed by industry, 26.2%, and agriculture, 7% (Statista, 2022). Its exports have increased due to increased demand in Asia and high world prices for its main commodities, such as copper, gold and zinc (Gennevar, 2019). Peru’s top export partners are China (34%), the United States (11%), Switzerland (7%), South Korea (6%), and India (6%) (Tan, 2020). Peru is traditionally represented as a country with a developing economy that depends on exporting raw materials and importing manufactured products (Raid, 2006). Exports currently generate about a quarter of Peru’s GDP, making the economy sensitive not only to fluctuations in world markets and declining international demand for Peru’s resources, but also to commodity price fluctuations (Suart, 2021).
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Medina, A. (2018, February 15). Peru map
