Why Peru and not another Latin country? Aside from the fact that Peruvians are genuinely nice people, they are also very knowledgeable of the American life. In Lima, you will find American music on the radio, in the restaurants, and in the night spots. There are even a few rock clubs that have live bands on a nightly basis.

American dollars are commonly accepted at restaurants, and are exchangeable for local currency on the busy streets within the Miraflores park district. ATM machines actually dispense both dollars and Peruvian soles, with a typical transaction maximum of US$400, in comparison to a maximum of just over $100 in some Latin countries.

In Peru, Americans are looked up to as being successful and strong. In contrast, one can go just a border away to Colombia and other Latin countries where Americans are treated with suspicion, US dollars are impossible to exchange at a bank, and one can listen to nothing but Latino and regional music.

You can freely travel by plane, bus, or car in Peru without fear of kidnapping or confrontation with terrorist guerrillas. This is impossible in a country such as Colombia, where even their own people are in fear of traveling to the countryside, or Brazil, where the people are in fear of their own police. In Colombia, kidnapping is the second largest contributor to the GNP – this is something that the Colombian introductions agencies will not advertise to you. But don’t just take our word for it – do a search on the internet for “Colombia and kidnapping”, and you will learn the truth behind this very advanced network, where over 3,000 people per year are kidnapped. You would most likely not have any dangerous encounters on your first few visits, but do you really want to be tied to visiting a country for the rest of your life where, in Colombia for example, a forty-year guerrilla war has existed with no clear end in sight? Your future wife will surely want to see her family on holidays for the rest of her life, and you will be traveling beside her. The majority of people in countries such as Colombia are wonderfully warm and sincerely good people, and less than 3% are involved in the organized criminal activity, but 3% means about 1 in 30 people you pass in the street is your enemy who sees you as dollar signs or feels hate when they look at you. Compare this to the statistics of Peru, where kidnappings are few and far between. Again, please study the background of the country of your future mate before you visit and fall in love. The internet is a great resource for fairly unbiased information.

Although Peru has had it’s share of political unrest and related problems, the major problems of the 80’s and early 90’s are a part of the past, and, apart from isolated incidences, have ceased since the past decade. We know that discussion of these matters is not typical for a business such as ours that is interested in gaining your membership, but we feel these unpleasant but real subjects are actually a selling point for us, considering Peru is one of, if not the safest country in Latin America. It is even now safer than the U.S.’s neighbor, Mexico. We want to inform you of these realities because your security is a very important part of finding your Latin mate.