DISASTER AND ENDANGERED

ANIMAL IN PERÚ

Lima is the capital of the Republic of Peru.

It is located on the central coast of the country, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean

Had more than 8 500 000 habitants

WHAT HAPPENED IN 1746 IN LIMA?

The earthquake and tsunami of Lima occurred on October 28, 1746 on the central coast of Peru.

The earthquake lasted between 3 and 4 minutes that Lima disappeared. Only 25 houses were left standing.

In this epoc Lima has 60,000 habitans and had 3.000 houses

The earthquake was more than 8.6 degrees. in the scale of Ritchter

Apparently half of population died

ENDANGERED ANIMAL

Andean Mountain Cat-The ANDEAN MOUNTAIN CAT is a small race will cat native to lives

in the high Andes that has been classified as endangered by IUCN because fewer than 2500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild.-The color of the hair is mainly the color of gray ash with yellowish-

brown spots that are distributed as vertical lines on both sides of the body, giving the appearance of continuous stripes.

-The andean cat habits in areas of not very high or thick vegetation, as well as in the steppes and rocky areas

-Their extinction was due to the fact that these cats are hunted by native peoples of the mountains for the trade of the skin