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 Peru's economy grew 4.81 percent in November compared to the same month a year earlier on stronger mineral and energy production, the government said.
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Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines has granted temporary concessions for a pair of hydropower project proposals in the country's Cusco department, according to a recent resolution.
Included in the resolution are an unnamed 49.7 MW hydroelectric plant and the 62.1-MW Vilcanota 4.
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China, the world's most populous nation, will present one of the largest export opportunities for the Peruvian table grape industry in 2014.
Over the year to come, Peru expects to climb the ranks as an exporter and take the number two spot as a table grape supplier in China, said Miguel Galvez, general manager of the Peruvian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (Capechi).
According to the Capechi general manager, Peru has exported a total value of US$320 million in grapes to Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, equivalent to 135,000MT.
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With the decision over ongoing maritime dispute between Chile and Peru just weeks away, government officials on both sides insist relations between them are strong. On Jan. 27 Peru and Chile are set to find out who has legal ownership over 14,500 square miles of fishing waters off their borders, putting an end to a centuries-long dispute and ending a five year international court case.
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Jorge Tarud has raised hackles on both sides of the border with comments about the upcoming verdict from the International Court of Justice on the Peru maritime border conflict.
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Peru will be attending the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, with a top-level delegation led by Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva.
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Jose Perez has presided over Churrasco's rotisserie and charcoal grill on North Beverwyck Road in Lake Hiawatha since 2005.
Marriage to his wife Carmen - who is from Peru - brought them to Harrison once they had children.
The menu at Churrasco reflects the Perez family heritage. "We keep the food Argentinian and Peruvian," Perez says.
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At USA TODAY's request, Joe Tucker, the executive director of RateBeer.com, chose 20 favorite brewpubs or taprooms for beer quality and 18 favorites where the food stood out. He chose only brewpubs that serve food and their own brand of beer. One of them is from a Peruvian owner.
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 Consider taking the cheaper and more scenic option when traveling around Peru, if you're poor in money but rich in time.
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 A total of 307,811 foreigners entered Peru in November 2013, a 3.8 percent rise against the same month a year earlier, according to the country's national statistics institute INEI.
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 Peruvian president Ollanta Humala in mid-December signed a decree authorising defence minister Pedro Cateriano to engage in a government-to-government contract to procure a new artillery system. IHS Jane's understands that the Peruvian Army has selected the NORINCO Type 90B 122 mm multiple launcher rocket system (MLRS) to fulfil its JUCRAM Project.
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 Zia Boccaccio has been running her shop in downtown Annapolis for a decade and she doesn't want that to change.
Alpaca International sells men's and women's clothing made out of alpaca wool. Boccaccio, who is from Peru, talked to The Capital about her shop's 10 years, the state of downtown business, and how an alpaca toy helps sell her products.
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 Peruvian-born photographer Mario Testino has been presented with an honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by United Kingdom's Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in recognition of his service to photography and charity.
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 The 20-year-old revealed that prison in Peru isn't as bad as her family feared in a series of letters telling how she is coping with life behind bars.
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 The days of the informal cab identified by only a fluorescent "TAXI" sticker on the windshield may soon be coming to an end in Lima. New regulations will require taxis to have more official markers, including special plates and decals.
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 Roberto Guerra, an international documentary film director, producer, and cinematographer, born in Lima, Peru, has died. Born in 1942, he graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima with a degree in engineering, and subsequently turned his attention to film, initially producing and directing in Peru.
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