Peruvian Forest

Hidden within the forests of Peru lie not only the remains of the ancient Inca, but also an entire world of plants and animals that can only be found here. As you walk deeper into the forest the sounds of exotic birds calling to one another create a magnificent wall of sound. Every once in a while you will glimpse their gorgeous feathers beautifully camouflaged amongst the trees. A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending on various cultural definitions, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have different classifications according to how and of what the forest is composed. A forest is usually an area filled with trees but any tall densely packed area of vegetation may be considered a forest, even underwater vegetation such as kelp forests, or non-vegetation such as fungi, and bacteria. Tree forests cover approximately 9.4 percent of the Earth's surface (or 30 percent of total land area), though they once covered much more (about 50 percent of total land area).