According to weather experts in South America, the El Niño phenom caused by raised water temperatures in the Equator region of the Pacific Ocean will hit the West coast of South America in the next two weeks. North Peru, Ecuador, Pacific coastal Colombia and Central America need to get ready for it because El Niño will normally bring wet weather, but in years such as 1982 or the now infamous 1997/8 event…well, it’s nasty indeed.