Perú is the central and western part of South America, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean which is its natural border to the west. It also limits with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, with Chile to the south and with Brazil and Bolivia to the east. It is the third largest country in South America and one of the largest 20 in the world, with a total surface of 1.285.215,6 km2 , including its Pacific island and the Lake Titicaca western island. This area is larger than the added territories of Spain, France and Germany. Perú has sovereing right over a territory stretching 200 marine miles off is Pacific shores and is Consulting Party to the Antartic Treaty, a continent where it has installed the Machu Picchu Scientific Station.
