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 Public investment projects in Peru amounted 8.03 billion soles (US$ 2.85 billion) at February 13, 2014, aimed at filling significant social and basic infrastructure gaps, Peruvian Economy and Finance Ministry (MEF) has reported.
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 Peruvian exports are expected to post US$43.9 billion in 2014, representing a 5.6 percent year-on-year increase, driven by the slow economic recovery of the United States and European Union's member states, Peru's Exporter Association (ADEX) said Sunday.
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 The export of Peruvian grapes during the first three months of the season (from October to December 2013) totaled US$ 314.5 million, a 21.4% increase over same period during the previous campaign. According to the Exporters' Association (Adex), during the reported period Peru's grapes were exported to a total of 54 markets, led by the United States, with US$81.6 million (up 32.6%), followed by the Netherlands (46.3%) and the United Kingdom (25.9%).
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 Shares in Mariana Resources were up almost 11% on Monday as the company released "positive" sampling results from its gold-silver-copper project in Peru and revealed that a contractor abducted from its other Peruvian project had been released.
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 Peruvian President Ollanta Humala who is in Israel at the invitation of President Shimon Peres, was given a warm reception on Monday at the Presidential Residence.
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 Peru's President Ollanta Humala pays his first official state visit in Palestine where he is set to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas within the framework of his Middle East tour.
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 "Peru has raised the bar for South American relations with Israel," said Dina Siegel Vann, director of AJC's Latino and Latin American Institute (LLAI). "We remember that Peru supported Israel's bid for statehood in 1947," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared, after meeting with Humala in Jerusalem. "This is a relationship with roots, and I believe it will have big branches in coming years." "Peru wants to cooperate with Israel and become its most significant Latin American partner," Humala said.
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 Experts from Chile and Peru on Monday met in Valparaiso, Chile, to make preparation for setting the new maritime border between the two countries, based on the recent verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Chilean daily El Mercurio (Emol) reported.
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Pisco is taking over the world.
Need proof? Just take a look at The Telegraph's Cocktail of the Week: the pisco sour.
Leah Hyslop of The Telegraph writes that "It wasn't long ago that the British associated Peruvian food with little more than guinea pigs, but the South American cuisine has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity during the last few years."
"Now, it seems, Peruvian cocktails might be ready for their turn in the spotlight," continues Hyslop.
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The Colca Valley, one of the best-known tourist hubs in southern Peru, attracted a total of 11,989 domestic and foreign visitors in January this year, it has been reported.
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 Peruvian law enforcement authorities are implementing river patrols to protect tourists partaking in the area's famous luxury cruises.
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 In an interview with Argentina's La Naci�n, famed Peruvian photographer Mario Testino reflected on his work with Princess Diana.
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Three paintings were taken from the Arequipa Museum of Contemporary Art, among them "Cuadro de Auvers" by Peruvian artist Fernando de Szyszlo.
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 Peruvian national athletic march team put the Andean nation on the spotlight after reaching six presences on the podium of the 18th South American Race Walking Championships, held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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 Peru have announced their objective to make Marcelo Bielsa the next coach of their national team. And, according to the opinion polls, the eccentric Argentine is the overwhelming popular choice for the job.
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Sport Huancayo are preparing for a Copa Inca clash with fellow Peruvians Los Caimanes this weekend, so they could do without any distractions. Unfortunately, their quirky Argentinean manager Daniel Cordoba has insisted on showing off the goods during a recent training session by wearing what appears to be a baggy Baywatch Speedo.
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 Inconsiderate dog owners who don't pick up their pets' waste are a scourge for sidewalk travelers around the world. But the Lima district of Barranco has come up with a quirky new response to the problem that they're hoping will get people to dispose of their dogs' feces with a smile instead of with a groan. Meet Los Comecaca. Euphemistically translated, "Los Comecaca" means "the crap-eaters."
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Peru's Armed Forces said Monday that remnants of the Shining Path rebel group attacked a natural gas work camp in the country's southern Cusco region.
The attack occurred in the district of Echarate and was aimed at a camp for workers of Transportadora de Gas del Peru, a consortium that operates the pipeline that transports gas from the Camisea fields in the Amazon basin to Peru's south coast.
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