Peru is a country in South America that’s home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city high in the Andes mountains. The region around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, Inca Trail and colonial city of Cusco, is rich in archaeological sites. On Peru’s arid Pacific coast is Lima, the capital, with a preserved colonial center and important collections of pre-Columbian art. With over 5,000 varieties of patatoes, peru has some of the best cuisine made with the simplest ingredients. The most conplex agriculture systems before the 15th century were made in Peru by the incans, and drive how agriculture is looked at today.