Geography of Peru of 1.57%. Lima forms part of the Largest cities in the Americas, and holds 31.7% of the country's population. The dense concentration of the population size of Peru is 25 people/km² or 57/mi². Lima is a pull factor that draws millions of Peruvians from the suburbs to the capital. This urban inland migration is the result of sprawling around Lima. These sprawling places are known as “Pueblos Jóvenes”. The young towns and Lima make up the metropolitan area that extend 125 miles. The urban growth brings issues to the metropolitan area and the environment. Lima is the most polluted city
Freedom of the press in Peru Peru continues to have noticeable problems when talking about press freedom as media freedom is threatened by the press laws that allows for journalists to be punished with imprisonment, for expanding news that can damage the reputation of a company, person or the government. Because of this, journalists avoid topics such as corruption, social conflicts or drug trafficking. In Peru, there is a complicated environment for journalists. These cases reveal the risk of being a journalist in Peru. Freedom of the press in Peru In contemporary times, Peru has established democratic political institutions indicating an improvement in their press freedom