Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is optimistic that trade between her country and Peru will increase from the current US$ 3.7 billion to US$ 10 billion in the next five years. 

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff on Monday agreed to promote regional integration and trade as they marked the 10th anniversary of a bilateral strategic alliance.
Rousseff called the strategic alliance an "invaluable framework for our relations," one that has produced "a series of bilateral projects implemented with very concrete results for our citizens".

Peru is one of the few countries in Latin America that will show strong economic performance in 2014, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) will take part in a series of technical meetings related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

The International Trade Center (ITC) is supporting a delegation of eight Peruvian companies traveling to Supplyside West tradeshow in Las Vegas to connect with buyers from the United States' natural products market.

A small plane brought Chapman professor Pilar Valenzuela and student Priya Shah to the village that resides along the meandering, 1,000-mile-long Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon jungle.

"You land in a little field of grass," Shah said. "The airport was a piece of metal on top of four poles."

Environmental activist marries a tree

A Peruvian environmental activist has 'married' a tree in a Buenos Aries park.

Dressed in a crisp white suit and blue hat, Richard Torres carried a bouquet as the wedding party approached his intended in the Argentine capital.

The actor and activist read vows and was given a ring. He even gave the tree a kiss to make the ceremony feel more authentic.

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday inaugurated a five-day exhibition of art and paintings from Peru.

Legendary rock drummer Ringo Starr and his All-Start Band delighted Peruvians with a priceless Monday night's performance at Lima's Jockey Plaza.

"�Hello, Peru! Peace and Love... �Do you like rock? �Does it feel good?, said the former Beatle while taking the stage at 21:00 local time with a waiting crowd cheering for their dreamed concert to begin. 

 The true potential of Peruvian anchovy lies not in fishmeal but as food for people and as part of the ocean food web, according to Canadian and Peruvian researchers.

The Peruvian anchovy is the world's biggest fishery resource, with annual landings of five to 10-million metric tons. It generates up to one-third of the world's fishmeal supply. But a new study reveals the bulk of the revenue and employment comes from producing the seafood for human consumption.

Acurio wants to expand his brand beyond restaurants and into other sectors of the food industry.  Acurio spoke to Gesti�n about his plans for the future- including new restaurants, new ventures, and even a presentation at the World Economic Forum.

That's right: The World Economic Forum. Acurio told Gesti�n that he'll attend, but "I'm not going so I can cook, I'm going to go to talk about the economy through gastronomy."

The grand Peruvian capital mixes mega-city modernity with a rich colonial history and globally acclaimed dining, writes Kendall Hill.

Tourism is more popular than ever before, and one of the benefits of globalization has been the increase in affordable travel even to intercontinental destinations.

Because the world is now our oyster, many individuals seek to visit the very best destinations in the world, and among them is Peru and its famous Amazon rain forest and Inca temples. 

A mother of two prided herself on navigating the world solo-on her own terms. So when she set off for Peru with her daughter and a bevy of friends, she expected the worst. What she got instead was a warm surprise-and breathtaking vistas. 

Pariwana Studios, the mobile gaming division of Peruvian company Magia Digital, presents a new version of its videogame Inka Madness for devices using iOS system ( iPad and iPhone) and which now can be downloaded from Apple apps store, iTunes.

Mario Testino has photographed everyone from Joan Smalls and Gisele B�ndchen to Jay Z and Jennifer Lawrence-plus, he's lensed countless covers and editorials, for everyone (and we mean everyone) from V Magazine to Vanity Fair. The legendary Peruvian photographer was not, however, on Instagram-until now, that is. We well know that if there's any place to leak behind-the-scenes footage, it's on the Internet. And with his esteemed roster of collaborators, who knows what filtered finds Testino's account might bring. Needless to say, he deserves a "Follow." 

A little more than a half hour by car from the touristy Lima of fine cuisine and breezy seaside promenades is the soup kitchen where Juan Barrueta, an 84-year-old candy vendor, above, pays less than a dollar for lunch.

The dusty, chaotic peripheries of this capital of 9 million people bulge with dirt-poor peasants, many of them transplants from the Andean highlands who pour in every day, unprepared for life in the big city. Most join the more than 60 percent of Peruvians in the informal economy.