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Transportation in Peru
Flag of Peru Peru
Population: 27,544,305 (July 2004 est.)
Capital: Lima
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Tabular Data - Transportation in Peru

Railways : total: 3,462 km
standard gauge: 2,962 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 500 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Highways : total: 72,900 km
paved: 9,331 km
unpaved: 63,569 km (1999 est.)
Waterways : 8,808 km
note: 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca (2004)
Pipelines : gas 388 km; oil 1,557 km; refined products 13 km (2003)
Ports And Harbors : Callao, Chimbote, Ilo, Matarani, Paita, Puerto Maldonado, Salaverry, San Martin, Talara, Iquitos, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas
note: Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are all on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
Merchant Marine : total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,666 GRT/17,611 DWT
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: United States 1
registered in other countries: 19 (2003 est.)
Airports : 233 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Paved Runways : total: 52
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Unpaved Runways : total: 181
1,524 to 2,437 m: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 62
under 914 m: 98 (2003 est.)
Heliports : 1 (2003 est.)

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Data Source: Central Intelligence Agency 2004 World Factbook