From the Amazon rainforest to the polluted coastal cities, local Peruvian communities are finding ways to protect and improve their environment. Yet despite these positive changes, many Peruvians continue to live in poverty, without adequate housing, education or health care. Meet the people of Peru and learn aobut the diversity of their lives, from a mining engineer in Cachimayo to a shaman in Huasao. Includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency and language.>

 

This book is part of a book series called Changing Face Of .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

EMMA HARRISON is an editor-turned-writer who has written for both Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She lives in New Jersey.