1. The 8 Natural
Region of Peru

2. Peru
Spanish divided
Peru into 3 regions:
1. COAST
2. HIGHLANDS
3. JUNGLE

3. JAVIER PULGAR
VIDAL
1.Chala or Coast
2.Yunga
3.Quechua
4.Suni
5.Puna
6.Janca
7.Rupa – Rupa or
High Jungle
8.Omagua or Low
Jungle

4. CHALA
• Chala: "maize plant" in Quechua.
•500 meters above sea level.
•Flora: palm trees, coconuts, olive
trees, papayas, and grapes: pisco.
•The fauna: sea animals, such as
fish, sea lions, and others.
•Weather: warm in summer and
humid in winter.

5. YUNGA
•Yunga: "warm valley.
•Located: 500-2300 meters
above sea level.
•Flora: avocado, plum and
citrus trees. Sugarcane fields.
•Fauna: birds: tortolas and
doves. Wild cats and reptiles.
•Weather: dry and some rains.

6. QUECHUA
•Located: 2300-3500 meters above
sea level.
•Flora: maize and wheat. Tomatoes,
papayas and peaches.
•Fauna: birds: young eagle and the
sparrow hawk (gavilán). Also the
gray fox and the puma.
•Weather: dry with drastic changes.

7. SUNI
•Located: 3500-4100 meters above
sea level.
•"Suni" means "high" in Quechua.
•Flora: hardy plants and bushes
(arbustos), with very few trees.
Quinoa and potatoes.
•Fauna: guinea pig (cuy).
•Weather: cold and dry.

8. PUNA
Puna: “cold high Land”.
Located: 4,100 to 4,800
Fauna: llama, vicuña,
guanaco and alpaca.
Flora: Vegetation doesn t
grow a lot. Some species:
ichu and the Puca Raimondi.
The weather: cold

9. JANCA
• Janca: "white“
• Located: 4,800 and 6,768.
• Characterized by glaciers and
snow-capped peaks: Huascaran.
• The weather: extremely cold (-0)
• Flora: moss (musgo) and liquens.
• Fauna: Some animals and birds
such as the condor

10. RUPA-RUPA OR HIGH JUNGLE
• Rupa-Rupa: “ardent”
• Located: 1,000 to 400 above the sea
level.
• Flora: trees: quina, oje and barbasco.
Flowers: orchids and begonias. In the
valleys: coffee, tea, cocoa and fruits.
• Fauna: gallito de las rocas, oso de
anteojos and the monkey choro de cola
amarilla.
• The weather: warm and humid

11. OMAGUA OR LOW
JUNGLE
• Omagua or Low Jungle: “Region of
the fresh water fish”
• 400 and 80 meters above the sea
level
• Fauna: mammals, reptiles, birds
and insects. Fish: paiche.
• Flora: Brazil nut tree, Mahogany,
and the hallucinogenic ayahuasca.
• Weather: hot and humid.