wˌɛn ðə spˈænɪʃ ɚɹˈaɪvd, ðeɪ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd pɚɹˈuː ˌɪntʊ θɹˈiː mˈeɪn ɹˈiːdʒənz: ðə kˈoʊstəl ɹˈiːdʒən ɪlˈɛvən.sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌv pɚɹˈuː, ðæt ɪz bˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən; ðə hˈaɪləndz twˈɛnti ˈeɪt.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌv pɚɹˈuː, ðæt ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ˈændiən hˈaɪts, ænd ðə dʒˈʌŋɡəl, ðæt ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðɪ ˌæməzˈoʊniən dʒˈʌŋɡəl klˈaɪmət ʌv pɚɹˈuː.
When the Spanish arrived, they divided Peru into three main regions: the coastal region (11.6% of Peru), that is bounded by the Pacific Ocean; the highlands (28.1% of Peru), that is located on the Andean Heights, and the jungle, that is located on the Amazonian Jungle (Climate of Peru).