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Both Peruvian cities have progressed to the top 77 candidates in online contest. From an initial list of 1,200 nominations from 220 countries, the cities of Lima and Cusco have made it into the list of the top 77 countries in the online "New 7 Wonders Cities" contest.
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Peru's infrastructure gap is currently US$90bn,Yaco Rosas, deputy director of project management at private investment promotion agency ProInversi�n, said at BNamericas' 4th Southern Cone Infrastructure Summit.
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According to a study carried out by Peru's National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI), the uncompensated labor performed by Peruvian women from the age of 12 to 60 years old is equivalent to 25% of Peru's annual gross domestic product.
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 Peru inks 300MW Arequipa hydro contracts
Peru's energy and mining ministry MEM sign contracts with the Generadora El�ctrica Molloco consortium for the 300MW Molloco hyrdo plant project in Peru's Arequipa region, a MEM press release said.
Awarded in March, the tender specifies a two-phase project schedule. In the first 24-month phase Generadora El�ctrica Molloco will complete definitive studies and decide whether to begin the second 60-month construction phase.
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 GMP signs 10-city Peru gas distribution contract
Gra�a y Montero Petrolera (GMP) signed a contract with Peru's government for a previously awarded 10-city natural gas distribution project.
The US$15mn contract includes the distribution of CNG and VNG to the cities of Abancay, Andahuaylas, Huamanga, Huanta, Huancavelica, Huancayo, Jauja, Cusco, Juliaca and Puno in the Andean highlands.
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 Darwin Commences Ground Geophysical Survey at Suriloma Peru
Darwin Resources Corp announces that it has commenced a ground geophysical induced polarization survey at its Suriloma project in the Department of La Libertad, Peru.
At Suriloma, Darwin has discovered surface gold and silver mineralization at 6 prospect areas over a strike length of 5 kilometres.
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FAO Director-General Jos� Graziano da Silva, Peru's First Lady and Special Ambassador for the International Year of Quinoa, Nadine Heredia , and Bolivian Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Nemecia Achacollo have participated today in a symbolic quinoa harvest in FAO headquarters. The harvest was by hand, as has been done for centuries in the Andean region.
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The magazine Diplomatic Connections recently interviewed Ambassador of Peru, Harold Forsyth. Watch the video!
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori showed up for the start of his fifth trial with mussed hair and wearing a sweater over a T-shirt. He sat at the defendant's table taking his blood pressure and writing the measurements in a white notebook.
The 75-year-old Fujimori is already in jail serving 25 years following convictions in four trials for authorizing death squads and corruption. The trial that began Thursday alleges he diverted government funds to finance newspapers that backed his successful run for a third term.
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While working for his family's oil and gas company in Peru, current Houstonian Brent Kallop developed a fondness for pisco - a clear brandy made from grapes.
Once his family sold the company �- Petro-Tech Peruana SA - to Korea National Oil Corp. and Colombia's Ecopetrol SA in 2009 for about $900 million, they decided to go into the pisco business.
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Peru's gastronomy continues its vertiginous ascent with more talented Peruvian chefs gaining international recognition and awards at the very highest level.
The latest chef to make the leap to culinary stardom is Kenji Shiroma, who has just been named Chef Revela��o (Best New Chef) by leading Brazilian magazine Veja S�o Paulo in its 2013 Comer e Beber (Eating & Drinking) edition.
The 35-year-old Lima native is executive chef at increasingly popular Peruvian restaurant Killa Novoandino, located at Rua Padre Chico, 324, Perdizes.
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Should airlines change their schedules? Should passengers just learn to be more patient? How can Migrations Control and Lima Airport Partners work together to better serve passengers?
Since reports of hours-long waits for international travellers arriving in Peru surfaced over the weekend, officials have been scrambling to provide explanations for the delays.
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The Embassy of Peru in the United States has the privilege to present this virtual exhibition with the works of Martin Chambi, the most important Peruvian photographer. Nobody like him knew how to translate the natural light of the Andes in vivid portraits, leaving images that present a testimony of a society and era.
Its indigenous origins allowed him to interpret and represent the human condition of the heirs of the Inca Empire. He also looked beyond his own roots into other social segments to faithfully portray them with respect and lucidity.
Chambi was a bridge among different cultures and peoples.
On the 40th anniversary of his death, the Embassy of Peru in the USA, wants to rescue some of the images that have made him a perennial light that enlightens and reveals our true national identity. Click on the image!
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The Lord of Miracles, Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, was taken on its third procession of the month through downtown Lima early on Friday morning.
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Peru, like most of the New World during the era of European colonization, was a destination for African slaves. Now, the Peruvian government has established the district of Za�a in Chiclayo to be a "Slavery and African Cultural Heritage Memorial Site in Peru."
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An Arizona-based international development organization has announced its expansion into Peru to help impoverished rural families who live near the famous Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
"For the past year, we've been looking at South America and planning our expansion," Tom Egan, president and CEO of Esperan�a, said Sept. 27. "The need in Peru is great and we're excited to bring hope to the people."
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Laborers working in the Plaza de Armas in Huamachuco made archaeological find by chance.
Another day, another archaeological discovery out of northern Peru. This time, however, the discovery wasn't made by a team of specialist investigators at a dig. In fact, the find was made by municipal workers working on landscaping in the Plaza de Armas in the city of Huamachuco, and it was completely by accident.
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Magistrate upholds complaints of animal cruety in banning the eating of felines at annual Curru�ao festival in San Luis, south of Lima.
A provincial judge has banned the eating of cats and suspended the cat race at the festival held every September, upholding complaints of animal cruelty made by the animal rights commission at Lima's Law Society. In her ruling, magistrate Maria Luyo said the event "fomented violence based on cruel acts against animals which caused grave social damage and damaged public health".
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