Lama, alpaca, goats and sheep farming is an important source of income for many peruvian people. The wool of these animals is used to produce clothes
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Young herder on a country road near Lima
More than 70% of the population are living in cities like Lima, Arequipa, Callao, Cuzco and so on.
The most important industries are mining of metals, petroleum, steel, shipbuilding, fishing, textiles, clothing and food processing.
The inhabitants of the rural areas like the Andes and the highlands usually work as farmers and herdsmen. Their houses are build of unburnt abobes and the roofs are covered with thatch or handmade bricks.
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