Diplomatist Magazine Diplomatist January 2019 | Page 46

RENEWABLE
ENERGIES,
Peru’s Potential in Renewable Energies
Peru’s varied geography has historically
been both a boon and a challenge to our
people. The stretch of coast is separated
from the Amazon jungle by the Andes and
their many rivers, which over time have
produced a myriad of stunning landscapes,
INDIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR
ALLIANCE, A NEW FRONTIER FOR PERU
but which have required a great deal of
ingenuity of ancient Peruvians to be used
for production. For example, the Andean
civilisation invented stair-step terraces
called “andenes”, which not only allowed
them to grow crops in an otherwise diffi cult
environment, but also enabled them to
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