Figure 1 Location of Peru and the Amazon rainforest, South America
The Peruvian Amazon rainforest covers nearly 60% of Peru, supports over 12,000 species and is home to indigenous communities. However, it also has gold buried in its soils, which attracts the mining industry and results in deforestation.
Peru has seen rapid development over the last 20 years and is now categorised as an ‘upper-middle-income’ country by the World Bank. Much of Peru’s economy has relied on primary-sector employment, for example agriculture and mining for gold.
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