Chancay is a small Peruvian town that has become the hub for South America’s biggest Chinese-built mega port.

The deepwater facility can dock larger cargo ships than other ports in the region. It’s strategically located in the center of South America’s Pacific coast.

The town’s mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN’s Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port.