Editing Peru (section)

=== Climate ===
{{main|Climate of Peru}}
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map PER present.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|[[Köppen climate classification|Köppen–Geiger climate classification]] map for Peru]]
Although Peru is located entirely in the [[tropics]], the combination of tropical latitude, mountain ranges, topography variations, and two ocean currents ([[Humboldt Current|Humboldt]] and [[El Niño Southern Oscillation|El Niño]]) gives Peru a large diversity of climates. Elevations above sea level in the country range from {{convert|−37|to|6,778|m|ft|abbr=on}} and precipitation ranges from less than {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} annually in desert areas to more than {{convert|8,000|mm|in|abbr=on}} in tropical rainforest areas.

Due to its geography, Peru can be divide into three main climates. The unbroken and relatively slim coastal region has moderate temperatures, low precipitation, and high humidity, except for its warmer, wetter northern reaches.<ref>Instituto de Estudios Histórico–Marítimos del Perú, ''El Perú y sus recursos: Atlas geográfico y económico'', pp. 24–25.</ref> In the mountain region, which covers almost a third of the country, rain is frequent in summer, and temperature and humidity diminish with altitude up to the frozen peaks of the Andes.<ref>Instituto de Estudios Histórico–Marítimos del Perú, ''El Perú y sus recursos: Atlas geográfico y económico'', pp. 25–26.</ref> The [[Peruvian Amazon]], covering more than half of the total area of Peru, is characterized by heavy rainfall and high temperatures, except for its southernmost part, which has cold winters and seasonal rainfall.<ref>Instituto de Estudios Histórico–Marítimos del Perú, ''El Perú y sus recursos: Atlas geográfico y económico'', pp. 26–27.</ref>