Peru:
Cusco & the Amazon River
Ethnic groups:
Indian 45%; mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry)
37%; white 15%;
Chinese, Japanese, African, and other (in order
of size) 3%. The Chinese own and operate many restaurants in Lima; the Japanese
are mainly professionals.
Visit these places in Peru by clicking on the yellow areas on the map
or the links in the text: Cusco and the Urubamba
River Valley Cusco, the former Inca capital, is still the center
of Indian culture in Peru and many famous Inca ruins are located in the Urubamba
River valley, e.g., Pisac, Sacsayhuaman, and Machu Picchu.
Iquitos and the Amazon
River Iquitos is the only city accessible by ships or airplanes;
the Amazon basin represents 65 percent of Peru's land area but only 10 percent
of its population.
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