Both the Sechura Desert and the Atacama Desert are found in western Peru.
They are smaller than the Patagonian Desert.
A Desert? Yes, the one that falls on the Peruvian Coast extends into Ecuador.
There are two deserts in Peru - the Sechura and the Atacama. Both are on the South American continent.
No current passes through the Atacama Desert but the Humbolt, or Peruvian Current, passes just off shore and has a great influence on the climate of the Atacama.
Peru has two deserts - the Atacama and the Sechura - and both are located on the Pacific coast.
The Humboldt (Peruvian current) passes along the coast of the Atacama and Sechura Deserts.
Yes, both the Sechura and the Atacama Deserts of Peru are on the leeward side of the Andes.
The Peruvian desert fox, also known as the Sechuran fox, is an omnivore. Though it prefers a carnivorous diet, it can subsist on an herbivorous diet if no animals or eggs can be found.
A llama is a Peruvian ruminant.
A llama is a Peruvian ruminant.
It doesn't rain in the Peruvian capital of Lima, but there is nearly always a sea-mist - even though that area is a desert.