Description

The eight natural regions of Peru is a thesis of the Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal formulated in 1938, the author seeks to make a systematic division of Peru into natural regions according to altitudinal levels, flora and fauna. The altitudinal indications change slightly between the different editions of his work, and should be understood as orientation.

The eight natural regions of Vidal are the following, from west to east:

Chala (Coast)

Yunga

Quechua

Suni

Puna

Janca or Cordillera

Rupa Rupa or High Jungle

Omagua or Low Jungle

First day: Lima – Huanuco

Second day: Huanuco – Tingo Maria

Third day: Tingo Maria – Pucallpa

Fourth day: Pucallpa – full day

Fifth day: Pucallpa

sixth day: Pucallpa – Villa rica

Seventh day: Villa Rica – Lima

TRAVEL: Track: 70% | Earth: 30%

DISTANCE: 1600 km

HANDLING LEVEL: intermediate / advanced