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Peru (Perú, or Piruw in Quechua) stretches from the Pacific coast to the Amazon rainforest, covering about 496,200 square miles (1,285,200 km²). A narrow desert runs along the ocean, the snowy Andes rise through the middle, and dense jungle fills the east, where rivers flow toward the Amazon.

Its most famous natural landmark is Lake Titicaca, shared with Bolivia, which sits about 12,500 feet (3,810 m) high in the Andes. The highest peak is Huascarán at 22,205 feet (6,768 m), the tallest mountain in the tropics. The national animal is the vicuña, a wild relative of the llama, which appears on the coat of arms.

Andean condors glide over Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons on Earth, and bright red Andean cock-of-the-rock birds gather in the cloud forests. Hummingbirds visit gardens in the Sacred Valley near Urubamba. Machu Picchu, Huascarán National Park and Manu National Park are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Did You Know? The marvelous spatuletail, a hummingbird found only in northern Peru, has just four tail feathers, two of them ending in long, purple racket tips that the male waves to impress females.

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