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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut 2013 Peru economy growth forecast from 6.3 percent to 5.4 percent, due to falling of raw material prices and unfavorable global financial conditions.
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Peru's government Tuesday approved a request to apply for loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank (WB) worth 80 million U.S. dollars to help modernize the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture Milton von Hesse said.
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Missile frigate crew attend a commemoration ceremony for the 192nd anniversary of the founding of the Peruvian Navy and the 134th anniversary of the Battle of Angamos, at the Grau Square in the constitutional province of Callao Oct. 8, 2013. The Peruvian Navy honored Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, while celebrating the 192nd anniversary of the founding of the Peruvian Navy and the 134th anniversary of the Battle of Angamos.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will depart next week on a four-day trip to Brazil and Peru to promote the sales of Russian weaponry to these countries, the Kommersant daily reported Wednesday.
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The recently concluded 21st Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum left a sense of goals and commitments to meet amid fears over the future world economy.
The usual final declaration states that after a week of high level deliberations by the 21 member countries visiting Bali, the summit was "very successful and productive".
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Thailand has upgraded ties with Peru to a strategic partnership ahead of the 21st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali.
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WWF welcomes the announcement that Peru will host the December 2014 high level session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). WWF believes that as a developing country, and with significant forest areas, Peru is well placed to bridge the divide between developed and developing countries on how to combat climate change, including how to limit the carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
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In June, indigenous communities, conservation authorities and WWF celebrated 10 years of success in restoring Peru's largest wetland complex. The 3,8 million ha Abanico del Pastaza wetland, between the Pastaza and Corrientes rivers in the Amazon, was threatened by pollution from oil drilling. But the communities mobilised, populations of fish and turtles have recovered, and the oil drilling is now monitored.
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In La Molina, recycling asphalt cuts costs and allows authorities to extend services.
La Molina is taking a creative approach to developing the impoverished neighborhoods in the district. In order to save on costs and provide temporary roads, district officials are using recycled asphalt to pave roads.
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Once home to Incan emperors and Spanish conquistadores, the Palacio del Inka in Cuzco, Peru-near Machu Picchu-just emerged from a two-year, $20 million renovation worthy of the historic building's legacy. While the ancient walls were left intact, the 203 guest rooms and 17 suites in the Luxury Collection hotel were all refreshed with hand-carved Cariniana-wood doors and furniture, colonial-era paintings, and rich jewel-tone textiles.
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After a recent trip to Peru, one Minnesota writer is left speechless after what he calls an incredible experience.
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Lima residents are being given a chance to experience the mystery of the sierra for an evening, right here in the big city.
The Ministry of Culture is sponsoring the "Noche M�gica Cusque�a," ("Magical Cusco Night") an artistic event that will encompass pieces of the dance, music, and traditions of the region of Cusco.
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Restaurant owner, Maria Zu�iga pours love and affection into her cooking. She says it's a necessary ingredient to traditional criollo cuisine.
Her renowned tamales have drawn interest from natives and foreigners alike, boasting flavors such as chickpea, ma�z morado (purple corn), and a blend of quinoa-kiwicha, a personal favorite. Satisfying as her food is, Maria will go on to tell me that, for her, the purpose of food is not just to fill the stomach, but "to fill the soul" as well.
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The Letter from Birmingham Jail it is not. Since September, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving out a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses in the 1990s, has been engaged in a particularly rare form of opposition politics, tweeting out political commentary to his now-10,000 followers from behind bars.
Last month, the Twitter account -- along with an accompanying Facebook page -- launched with an inaugural YouTube message and photo montage of Fujimori, along with a written message to his queridos amigos announcing that he would be sharing his thoughts and memoirs on social media, and that "some young people and close collaborators" would be administering the accounts.
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Drug mules Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have yet to make a fresh bid to strike a deal with prosecutors and secure a shorter prison sentence, it emerged yesterday.
The pair were hauled back to court last Tuesday after being told their guilty pleas were not good enough. They expanded on statements they made a week earlier in the hope of avoiding trial on drugs trafficking charges and receiving jail sentences of just over six-and-a-half years.
But prosecutors said last night they had yet to receive any official request from the women's lawyers for an early termination of the case.
Juan Mendoza Abarca, the head of the anti-drugs unit prosecuting the pair, said: "We have received no request yet from Melissa and Michaella's lawyers requesting an early termination."
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Hackers of LulzSec Peru have published a series of documents allegedly representing "Venezuela Army secret files." According to LulzSec Peru, the files have been leaked from the Operational Strategic Command of the Armed Forces of Venezuela. The information appears to be taken from a Linux machine to which the hackers have gained root access.
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