Other Ruins
All of this exists in a country with some of the most spectacular and
varied scenery in South America. The Peruvian Andes are arguably the most
beautiful on the continent and the mountains are home to millions of highland
Indians who still speak the ancient tongue of Quechua and maintain a traditional
way of life. The verdant Amazon Basin, which occupies half of Peru, is
one of the world's top 10 biodiversity "hot spots." And the
coastal deserts, with their huge rolling dunes, farmland oases and fishing
villages, are underappreciated.
