2. Locate Peru within South America

3. Peru  The mountains of the Cordillera Vilcabamba form a steep ridge. Salantay is 6271 metres  The Tambopata is truly in the Selvas  Traditional markets have local foods on sale The Apurimac River is also a tributary of the Amazon

4. Land Use of Peru Forests and woodland 66% Permanent Pasture 21% Arable land 3% Other 10%

5. Ethnic Groups Amerindian 45% Mestizo 37% White 15% Other 3%

7. GDP Generated by: Agriculture 13% Industry 42% Services 45%

8. Pilchards are caught offshore thriving in the cold Peruvian current; the canning industry is an important source of wealth

9. Population Data Birth rate 25 /1000 Death Rate 6 /1000 Infant mortality 41/1000 Fertility rate 3 children /woman Life Expectancy 70 years

10. Parts of Lima are very smart

11. There are parks and open spaces

12. Other towns such as Ayacucho have smart areas with modern buildings and services

13. Does this look like your local shopping centre?

14. How does this town compare with Slough?

15. Taxi!

16. This is the Salantay

17. The name means Savage Mountain and may refer to the clouds

18. Is there better grass down your way?

19. What would it be like to farm here?

20. How easy is it to travel from place to place?

21. Just who is going to do the digging

22. Rural settlements like Vilcashuan are very simple

23. Electricity is available but water is not pure and sewers are open drains in the streets

24. Festival days bring out the national costume

25. Almost all settlements have their own Inca ruins

26. The Cathedral in Cuzco took 90 years to build, from 1560 to 1650

27. Cuzco has become a major tourist town

28. There are hotels and all services

29. Machu Picchu

30. It is possible to walk among the ruins

31. Viewed from above

32. A memory which will last for ever

33. The Apurimac River - what’s happened to the rocks?

34. It’s necessary to don the appropriate garb for white water rafting!

35. Trekking through the Sierra and jungle provides opportunities for adventure

36. Where did you say the bathroom was?

37. Fortunately there are donkeys to carry the luggage

38. Why is this woodland known as cloud forest?

39. Who can spot the waterfall

40. Sometimes it is necessary to chop through the overgrown trail

41. A Tarantula web can capture quite large creatures

42. The most memorable remains are often the most remote and untended

43. Any ideas about the pattern of tree cover?

44. An Inca fertility symbol!

46. Even the Amazon is very small at its source

49. The Amazon already shows signs of transportation and deposition Fast moving water shows the thalweg Pebble beaches on either side

50. The Tambopata River is a tributary of the Amazon

51. Trains are very important in the rural areas

52. Fruit and vegetables laid out for sale. Traditional Peruvian hats abound

53. Dead dogs for sale here ‘Fresh’ orange for sale here Insane woman with axe chops animal here ‘The most horrifying place in the world’

55. What do the potatoes and warm clothing tell us about the climate of the Andes?

56. Hat and jacket traditional- Iced lolly universal?