Life zones of Peru
When the Spanish arrived, they divided Peru into three main regions: the coastal region (11.6% of Peru), that is bounded by the Pacific Ocean; the highlands (28.1% of Peru), that is located on the Andean Heights, and the jungle, that is located on the Amazonian Jungle (Climate of Peru). But Javier Pulgar Vidal (), a geographer who studied the biogeographic reality of the Peruvian territory for a long time, proposed the creation of eight Natural Regions. In 1941, he presented his thesis "Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú" at the III General Assembly of the Pan-American  Institute of Geography and History. These eight Peruvian regions are: Example: Andes 10°S. Javier Pulgar Vidal's version. The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal divided Peru in 8 regions (traditionally, it was "costa", "sierra" and "selva"): Map from República del Perú - Instituto Geográfico Nacional Notes. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Montane grasslands and shrublands Deserts and xeric shrublands Overview - Amazonic side. Estimated temperatures - Continental Divide. Explanations: Example: Kallawaya Region, Bolivia. Altitudinal zonation: Kallawaya Region, around Charazani, Bolivia (border to Peru).