While Chancay may rekindle an old dream of integrating South America’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, there is no effective way to make it happen.

Peru's newly-opened Chancay Port is expected to play a vital role in promoting trade between South America and Asia, according to Peruvian and Chinese experts. An opening ceremony was held for the port on Thursday,

The port opening in Chancay underscores China’s growing clout in a region that once looked primarily to the United States for economic opportunity.