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* Unit 5 Travelling abroad (Reading speaking) Designed by: Mao Jilin Task 1 Reading Read the text and get the main idea of the text Can you describe the geological position of Peru? Peru, officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the south-east, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.In addition to being known as the cradle of the Inca empire, Peru is the home of many native ethnic groups national flag National emblem Peru offers excellent destinations for the eco travelers Peru is located in the subtropical area of South America, it should be warm and humid, but due to the presence of the Mountain range of the Andes, to a complex system of marine currents and the movement of the masses of air, it is generated in its territory a climatic, geologic and ecological variety. In Peru you can find 84 of the 114 identified living areas in our planet, in the Peruvian Amazon 1,700 varieties of birds, lots of mammals and all type of animals exist. The natural reservations are the richest bank of natural resources in the world. .  安迪斯山脉 库斯科黄昏下的教堂 Lima---a city without rain 夕阳下的米斯提火山与火山下的城市 In the 15th century, the Incan emperor built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as machu picchu(“old mountain”).This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes plateau, deep in the Amazon Jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and,after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained”lost” for over 300 years until it was rediscovered by Hiran Bingham in 1911. /v_show/id_XMTM4NzY3MzI=.html * Machu Picchu The Holy City of the Incas - The Lost City?World Heritage Site by UNESCO The lost empire Ruins of Machu Picchu 秘鲁高原古都库斯科的雕像 ??? ??? ??? ??? Lake Titicaca The highest navigable lake in the world ,also the second largest lake in sout