Lima beans were named for the capital of Peru, where they have been growing for at least 7, 500 years.

NPR: Falling in Love with Limas

The geographical department of Chumbivilcas, for which Santo Tomas serves as the capital, is historically one of the poorest in Peru and cut off not only geographically from the power centers and financial interests of the Pacific coast, but most resources and government services thereof.

CNN: Takanakuy: The fighting festival of Peru

Even the colonial centre of Peru's capital, Lima, which suffered badly during the stagflation of the 1980s, has recently enjoyed a facelift.

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The first woman mayor of Peru's capital Lima, Susana Villaran, has narrowly survived a vote to depose her from office, preliminary results suggest.

BBC: Lima's first woman mayor Villaran 'survives recall vote'

Think of it: It's not so much the lack of capitalist ethos that impoverishes the people of Peru or Madagascar, but the lack of durable capital that can be traded back and forth.

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