Are you preparing to enter Latin America with only the Peruvian market in mind? There's something that people taking their first steps into Peru as solo traders often miss. Peru is definitely a good starting point, but seen against the whole of Latin America, it's just one market among many.
Lima is both the capital of Peru and a city that solo traders preparing to enter Latin America pass through often. That's because it has good logistics access with a port and airport close together, and it also acts as a gateway to other South American countries. So starting your business in Peru naturally gives you the chance to get a feel for the flow of the whole Latin American market at the same time.
In the end, the key to starting a business in Peru is not stopping at Peru alone.
Even within Latin America, consumer tendencies and distribution structures differ from country to country. That means an approach proven in Peru might not work the same way in Chile or Colombia. So rather than preparing several countries at once from the very start, I'd recommend first confirming the response with small-batch trades in Peru, then expanding one by one into other Latin American markets.
Looking at real cases of solo traders who started in Lima and expanded across Latin America, none of them stayed locked into just one country from the beginning. They carried forward the startup experience they built in Peru along with research on neighboring markets, and put that experience to direct use when moving into the next market.
In the end, the key to starting a business in Peru is not stopping at Peru alone. I believe that using Lima as a gateway and picturing all of Latin America on a wider map is the safest approach for anyone jumping into their first market as a solo trader.