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[[Image:Santa_Maria_Beach.jpg|thumb|310px|Beach in Santa María del Mar, Lima, Peru]]
The '''Chala''' or "Coast" is one of the eight natural regions in [[Peru]]. It is formed by all the western lands that arise from sea level up to the height of 500 meters.
In this region, the flora includes vegetation that grows near the rivers, like the [[Algarrobo (Prosopis Palida)|carob tree]], the [[Parkinsonia aculeata|palo verde]], [[Grama Salada (Distichlis spicata)|salty grama grass]], [[Rhizophora mangle|manglar or mangrove tree]], the [[Arundo donax|carrizo or giant reed]] and the [[Gynerium sagittatum|Caña brava (ditch reed)]]; and plants that grow in the hills, such as the [[Amancae (Hymenocallis amancaes)|Amancay or Peruvian daffodil]] (''[[Hymenocallis]] amancaes''), the [[Cyphomandra betacea|wild tomato]], the Mito or Peruvian papaya (''[[Vasconcellea candicans]]''), and the [[Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa)|divi-divi]] (''[[Caesalpinia]] spinosa'').
The coastal fauna of the Chala includes [[South American Sea Lion|sea lions]], the [[Peruvian anchoveta|anchovy]] and several sea birds.
[[Category:Physiographic regions of Peru]]
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