Peru checks in

So, we got our first visitor from Peru the other day. Guess I'm still doing better in South America that Barry is. Peru, of course, is on the west coast of South America, bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast, and Chile to the south. To the west, of course, is the Pacific Ocean.

Peru has been there awhile, civilization-wise, beginning with the Norte Chico civilization, apparently one of the oldest in the Americas. Of course, the Incas were there when Columbus got to the New World, the largest pre-Columbian civilization. Not that it helped them much. Francisco Pizarro still kicked their asses in 1532.

Lima is the capital. Peru's economy is pretty healthy and lives on exports. The country is pretty mountainous, what with the Andes being there and all. All those old civilizations make for some nifty ruins for tourists to spend money to see, like Macchu Picchu:

So, everybody give a big Eff You welcome to Peru. Thanks for stopping by!