选修七Unit 5 PERU秘鲁

选修七

Unit 5 PERU

秘鲁

Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America.

秘

鲁是南美洲临太平洋海岸的一个国家。

It

has

three

main

geographical areas:

从地理上讲，

秘鲁有三大地区：

a narrow

coastal

belt;

the

Andes

Mountain

s

running

parallel

to

the

coast;

and

high,

flat

plains

in

the

southeast.

狭长的临海地

带，

与海岸平行的安第斯山脉以及东南部地势较高的平原地

区。

In the high plains area is Lake Titicaca, the high

est

lake

in

the world,

on

which boats can travel. < /p>

在高原地区有的的

喀喀湖，

这是世界上海 拔最高的湖，

湖上可以行船。

Peru has

abundant plants from desert grass

es

to vast areas of jungle.

秘鲁有着多种多样的植物，从沙漠中的草到大片的丛林。

Once the centre of the powerful and extreme

ly

wealth

y

Inca

Empire,

much

of

South

America

was

governed

by

Spain

from

the

sixteen

th

century

onwards

.

秘鲁曾经是强盛而极

为富裕的印加帝国的中心，从

16

世纪起，南美洲许多地区

都是由西班牙统治的。

Peru

finally

gained its independence

from Spain in 1821.

秘鲁最终于

1821

年脱离西班牙而独立。

The

capital

of

Peru

is

Lima,

which

is

in

the

north

on

the

coast.

秘鲁的首

都是利马，位

于北部的临海

地区。

The

ancient Inca capital, Cuzco, is found high in the Andes.

人们

发现古印加帝国的首都库斯科位于安第斯的高山之上。

It is

a popular tourist

destination

as it is close to the famous Inca

ruins of the city of Machu Picchu.

这儿是旅游的热点，因为

它离马 丘比丘城著名的印加遗址很近。

Cuzco is a

lively

city

with many hotels and inns,

where

both Indian and Spanish

culture and art can be seen.

库斯科有许多旅店和酒吧，

是一< /p>

座富有活力的城市，

在那儿你可以看到印第安和西班牙的文

化艺术。

1.

Why is Cuzco popular with tourists?