Sentence examples for peru from inspiring English sources
proper noun
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
Departs 5 July, 29 July and 12 Aug 2010 Although less accessible than the south, northern Peru is deeply intriguing – pre-Inca archaeological sites are abundant and still being discovered.
Three of these were in Peru, including the fourth placed Central.
"The River Yaquerana is the source of life for us," says Celina Pue, from Puerto Alegre in Peru, which is located on the boundary between the two concessions.
Later, in the only bar in town, we stocked up on Patricia - the country's favourite beer and another great reason to visit - as Uruguay played Peru in an exceptionally violent friendly football match.
The achievement of the Incas' efficient transport system over some of South America's most difficult terrain seemed even more extraordinary when compared with what I would soon find in Peru.
From southern Peru, through Bolivia, and into northern Argentina, my route alternated between the luxuriant jungles on the Andes' eastern slopes, and deserts on the west.
The eastern boundary of Lot 135 and part of Lot 137 is the River Yaquerana – which is the principle source of the River Javari, acts as the Brazil-Peru border, and is used by the Matsés in both countries for drinking, cooking, washing, bathing and fishing.
An indigenous people whose territories are divided by the Brazil-Peru border in the remote Amazon say they are vehemently opposed to oil exploration on the Peruvian side and are prepared to fight companies in order to keep them out.
"[They] may affect traditional Matsés territory, along the Brazil-Peru border, and isolated indigenous peoples in both countries by polluting headwaters and the River Javari itself," the letter states.
Stretching towards Peru and Bolivia, it lays claim to being the driest desert in the world, with only 0.01mm of rain falling in an average year.
As politicians from 190 countries arrived in Lima, Peru, for the second week of the UN climate summit, forest communities from nine countries said they faced rising infringements of their rights as agribusiness, mining industries, hydro schemes and conservation groups exploited forests for their own purposes.
