How Landscape Affects Health
The sierra is not the easiest place to maintain good health. While the rugged vistas I saw every day while living in Otuzco never failed to amaze me with their grandeur, spending time in the hospital during flu season gave me a realistic understanding of how communicable sickness infiltrated even the most remote of homes. The next two sections will illustrate connections between two seemingly separate topics, the geography of northern Peru and Peruvian health care delivery.
The sierra is not the easiest place to maintain good health. While the rugged vistas I saw every day while living in Otuzco never failed to amaze me with their grandeur, spending time in the hospital during flu season gave me a realistic understanding of how communicable sickness infiltrated even the most remote of homes. The next two sections will illustrate connections between two seemingly separate topics, the geography of northern Peru and Peruvian health care delivery.