The faint aroma of rich, velvety hot chocolate fills the air as José de la Riva Agüero sits in his office, staring at a mountain of papers with a perplexed expression. Peru has just claimed its independence, and somehow, he’s found himself as its first president. He sighs, swirling his cup, looking out the window as if the answer might be hiding in the Lima skyline. For all the pomp and speeches, what now?

Ah… it can’t be that hard… right?