Compa�ia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., Peru's largest, publicly-traded precious metals mining company, announced today results for the third quarter 2013 (3Q13) and nine-month (9M13) periods, ended September 30, 2013. All figures have been prepared in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards.

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Peru's Buenaventura posts 65 pct drop in 3rd-qtr income 

Barrick Gold (ABX) released decent earnings today, but those numbers were overshadowed by its decision to suspend production at its Pascua-Lama mine in Peru 

Shares in Mariana Resources shot up after it revealed an initial drill programme has begun at its Condor de Oro gold, copper, silver project in northern Peru.

Panoro Minerals, Ltd. has publish a press release announcing a 40% rise in gold and copper resources at their Cotabambas mine in southern Peru. 

Peru and Russia have signed a cooperation agreement on education and fisheries aimed at boosting the relationship between the two countries. 

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has invited Peruvian President Ollanta Humala to visit his country in a bid to further strengthen bilateral relations. 

Mozilla today announced Telefonica is launching Firefox OS phones this week in Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Both the ZTE Open and the Alcatel One Touch Fire are arriving in Mexico today, while Peru gets the ZTE Open, and Uruguay gets the Alcatel One Touch Fire.

Representatives from the Arctic to Australia have travelled to Peru to highlight widespread gender-based violence and other experiences of indigenous women across the globe.   

Study finds that female domestic employees work long hours, earn little, and lack social security.

Peruvians who work as domestic employees are not earning as much as they should, a new study presented by the office of the ombudsman (defensor del pueblo). 

Chef Ricardo Zarate and his business partner Stephane Bombet, the two behind L.A. Peruvian restaurants Picca, Mo-Chica and Paiche, plan to open Blue Tavern, a couple blocks from the ocean on Santa Barbara's State Street. 

From having no Peruvian restaurants a decade ago, Naples now has five restaurants or shops catering to its cuisine. Just what characterizes Peruvian flavors? 

Peru's government has set a target of attracting 4 million overseas tourists to the country for next year, Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry (Mincetur) has announced.

Addressing Tuesday the Budgetary Commission of the Congress, Mincetur's head Magali Silva unveiled that his sector's budget for the 2014 fiscal year totals US$ 518.4 million.

With the support of specialists from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, historians in the region of Lambayeque will take important steps toward protecting documents from the 1800s.

According to Andina news agency, the Regional Archive of Lambayeque is home to an impressive collection of newspapers dating as far back as 1847. The newspapers circulated in the cities of Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Ferre�afe, and Monsef� during the 19th century.

Archaeologists hope to better understand the relationship between the temple at Pachacamac and the islands off the coast.

The Pachacamac archaeological complex is located about 40 kilometers south of the city of Lima. The site was utilized by different groups over the centuries, including the Huari and the Ichma. The Ichma were later conquered by the Inca empire, and Pachacamac was absorbed into imperial infrastructure. 

Sergio Markarian has turned down an offer to stay on as Peru coach after they failed to qualify for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

Seven Halema vehicles serve as rolling billboards for U.S. beefU.S. beef exports to South America are up sharply in recent years, and Peru is one of the main drivers of this phenomenal growth. Now, residents in this nation of 30 million have mouth-watering images of one of their favorite dishes - made with high-quality, grain-fed U.S. beef - rolling the nation's streets to spark their appetites. 

Ex-President of Peru Alberto Fujimori has once again had his hope for house arrest instead of prison dashed. A judge denied his petition formally requesting that he be allowed to serve his 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity under house arrest.