Q&A: Why Peru?

So as Doug and I have been telling people about our plans to adopt from Peru, one of the more common questions we are asked is "Why Peru?"  How did we come to chose that particular country?  To start out, Doug and I looked at adoption programs in several countries, including Peru, and were able to narrow down the list based on each country's requirements (the main one is length of marriage: many countries require applicants to be married 3,5,10 years before applying).  Originally, we thought that Peru had a 2 year marriage requirement, until we found Villa Hope, and realized that the 2 year requirement was implemented by the individual agencies and not Peru!  Once Peru was open to us again, it was a no brainer.  I am half-Peruvian after all, just ask my Peruvian family!