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 | Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a landmark hotel building in Lima, Per�. The plot is located in front of the Pacific Ocean, in a quiet area outside of the city centre, hanging on a cliff with a relative height
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Peru will attract US$ 2,5 billion in hotel investments in 2019 driven by the significant growth in tourist flow, especially for the Pan American Games to be held in Lima 2019, the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) said.
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 In a widely anticipated cabinet reshuffle at the end of October, Peruvian president Ollanta Humala appointed 67-year-old Cesar Villanueva the country's new prime minister, the fourth of his four-year term. "Villanueva is seen by many as a safe choice, one popular with the business community and even much of the political opposition in congress." says Ronn Pineo, a senior research analyst for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
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 Latin American Development Bank (CAF) has recently announced the approval of a US$ 303.8 million loan in favor of Peru to finance third phase of the Chavimochic multipurpose water supply, irrigation and power generation project.
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Perenco and PetroVietnam Exploration Production have begun heavy crude production at Peru block 67 in northern region Loreto with investment to date of US$712mn.
The work begins development of reserves in the eastern part of the Mara��n basin and is strategically located for crude transport, state hydrocarbons promotion agency Perupetro reported. Proven reserves are estimated at 100Mb.
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Peru's Ministry of Culture (MINCU) has issued a report that blocks, at least temporarily, the expansion of the country's biggest gas project in the Amazon rainforest in a Reserve set aside for the protection of isolated indigenous peoples.
One of the reasons given by MINCU is that the company leading the expansion of the Camisea gas project, Pluspetrol, wants to conduct 3D seismic tests in a region which it 'assumes' - on the basis of its own fieldwork and previous studies - is inhabited by indigenous Machiguenga people who live in 'isolation' from outsiders and are at 'high risk' from introduced diseases to which they have little or no immunity.
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Peru is the birthplace of the potato. Home to literally thousands of different varieties of tuber, Peru is a potato lover's dream.
And now, Peruvian scientists have developed a potato that's extra-healthy. It's called "Kawsay," which means "food of life."
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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jos� Miguel Insulza, and the Chief Justice of Peru, Enrique Javier Mendoza Ramirez, has signed a framework agreement on legal cooperation in a ceremony at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington D.C.
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 Have you ever wondered how to make Nikkei, Peruvian-Japanese fusion cuisine? Wonder no more! With this free downloadable book, you can have a go at it yourself.
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 About 46 Lima museums and cultural spaces will open on Friday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 10 pm in order to offer visitors a unique new experience.
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 As Peruvian restaurants serving up ceviche and aj� de gallina of the Andean nation pop up in chic neighborhoods from New York to Tokyo, the South American country has directly benefited from epicurean exposure as foodies from the U.S. and around the globe flock to Lima to see and taste for themselves what the fuss is all about.
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 The skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of Peru's famed Q'eswachaka suspension bridge were added to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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 Christmas is round the corner. Try out one of these fun Christmas activities, all going on in Lima! I know that Christmas is getting close, because I'm forced to listen to tinny Christmas music and am visually assaulted by huge Christmas decorations every time I go to the supermarket. (Really, though, who needs a 7 foot nutcracker statue?)
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 Peruvian literary hero and former presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa has found success in his home nation once again with his latest book, "El Heroe Discreto" ("The Discrete Hero"). Vargas Llosa, 77, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. "El Heroe Discreto" is his first novel since receiving that honor. After writing a number of books set in different parts of the world, "El Heroe Discreto" marks Vargas Llosa's return to Peru as a setting for his fiction. The story unfolds in Lima and Piura, and deals with the dark side of the rapid economic development that Peru has undergone in recent years.
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 Spain's Eurocom has built a monitoring centre from which to control Peru's direct-to-home (DTH) and satellite Internet activity. The infrastructure will be managed by Telef�nica, Latin America's largest provider of satellite technology.
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 Google Play Books' expansion tour has just made an important stop in South America. As of today, bookworms in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela can browse Google's virtual shelves from Android, iOS or the web. The wider access sadly doesn't include movies, music or periodicals, but locals who want to read up on everything from Machu Picchu to Medellin should be happy.
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 Rising water temperatures have caused anchovies to migrate further from the coast, complicating operations for the fishing industry.
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 Peru's high-profile trial of Alberto Fujimori was suspended for the fourth time Thursday after the aging former president underwent a tongue surgery the day before. Fujimori, who was known for an "iron fist" policy during his 1990-2000 rule, was charged for buying favorable media coverage during that period.
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