Answer: London.
Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England.
The oldest known civilization in South America, as well as in the Western Hemisphere as a whole, the Norte Chico civilization comprised several interconnected settlements on the Peruvian coast, including the urban centers at Aspero and Caral. The presence of Quipu (an Andean recording medium) at Caral indicates its potential influence on later Andean societies, as well as the antiquity of this unique recording system. The stone pyramids on the sites are thought to be contemporary to the great pyramids of Giza. Unusually among Andean cities, no evidence of fortifications, or of other signs of warfare, have yet been found in the Norte Chico.
I'm not 100% certain, but I'm fairly sure that it's because "<span>They realized that people from Africa were more resistant to disease than Europeans were."</span>
Spain had not yet completed the transfer of Louisiana<span> to France, and war between France and the UK was imminent. ... The Americans thought that Napoleon might withdraw the offer at any time, preventing the United States from acquiring New Orleans, so they agreed and signed the </span>Louisiana Purchase<span> Treaty on April 30, 1803.</span>
