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 Peru's strong development and growth of agricultural exports is set to create up to 1.2 million new direct and indirect jobs by 2021, the Agricultural Producers Association of Guilds of Peru (AGAP) said on Monday.
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 In the first month of 2014, Peruvian cement manufacturers associated with ASOCEM dispatched 824 137 t of cement on the domestic market. The figure is 3.10% lower than in January 2013. Exports reached 17 220 t during the month.
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 Truly terrible joke notwithstanding, chili peppers are set to be...well, red hot this year. Gestion reports that Peruvian exports of peppers, ajies, and jalape�os have been in a slump over the last year. However, producers are predicting a recovery for 2014. In fact, insiders are predicting sales of US$239 million for peppers in 2014.
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 Peruvian exports of fresh, canned and frozen asparagus in 2013 amounted to $606 million and 181.7 million kilos, said the executive director of the Peruvian Asparagus and Vegetables Institute (IPEH) Carlos Zamorano Macchiavello.
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 The project has three major components: a 10km trans-Andean tunnel to transfer water from the Pomacocha lagoon to the Blanco river, the upgrade of the Huachipa potable water plant to produce 5m3/s and the construction of the 25.6km south branch water uptake and distribution pipeline to deliver water to Lima's southern districts.
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Peruvian precious metals miner Buenaventura will rely more heavily on copper to boost future earnings as its gold production stalls, brokerage Inteligo SAB's chief mining analyst said.
Buenaventura, which holds 19.6% of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's Cerro Verde copper mine, will use the equity stake to offset declining earnings from gold.
Freeport is working on a US$4.6bn expansion of Cerro Verde which aims to triple capacity by 2016.
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Andina news agency reports that Peruvian president Ollanta Humala took time out from his diplomatic tour of the Middle East to make an official statement on the state of affairs in Venezuela.
According to Andina, Humala called for the people of Venezuela to push for peace, "Because only in [peace] can we consolidate our democracies, build prosperity, and develop our nations."
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Peru's Foreign Relations Ministry has called for Venezuelan authorities and opposition politicians to hold talks in order to address a political crisis in the South American country that has turned deadly in recent days.
The ministry said that Peru's government sends its condolences to the victims, the Venezuelan people and the government, and encourages the "reestablishment of social peace in the entire country, within a framework of legitimacy and tolerance."
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Humala's Middle East trip has brought him to Israel, and Palestine, as a second stop, while Qatar is scheduled for January 19th. Click on the image.
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 On January 27, in a ruling with historical significance, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ended the maritime dispute between Peru and Chile. Moreover, it ended more than a century of border disputes between the two countries arising out of the Pacific War. This ruling should initiate a new era of peace and stronger commercial alliance.
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Last night Gast�n Acurio welcomed approximately 600 guests to San Isidro's old Casa Hacienda Moreyra.
The mansion, built in the 17th century, undertook a US$6 million facelift to become the couple's new restaurant, 'Astrid & Gaston Casa Moreyra.'
Around 8.30 p.m. the show began with musicians playing from the windows and lights and colors lighting up the tower of the old mansion, confirming that we were about to witness something special once we entered the this historical building.
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 Want to see a beautiful lake in Peru, but don't want to make the trip all the way to Titicaca? This summer, take some time to cool off and visit one of Peru's other gorgeous lakes.
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The new Peruvian-made film "El Vientre" ("The Womb") attracted 67,796 viewers in its opening weekend, La Republica reports. "El Vientre" was shown on 74 screens across the country. La Republica reports that these figures indicate that "El Vientre" has found more success than other recent Peruvian-made films, including "Rocanrol 68," and "La Teta Asustada."
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 Fashion photographer Mario Testino is best known for his celebrity portraits regularly featured on the cover of Vogue magazine. In his new series "Alta Moda," he visited the highlands of Peru, photographing locals in their traditional dress worn on festive occasions in the city of Cuzco. The title "Alta Moda" translates to "high fashion," a play off of Cuzco's high elevation of over 11,000 feet.
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 Ornella Oettl Reyes, 22, made her Sochi debut in the Ladies' Giant Slalom race, where she finished 57th overall out of 74 competitors. Her total time was 3:06.32, almost thirty seconds behind the first-place time.
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More than 4,600 children working in the street were rescued in 2013 as part of the National Yachay Program, Andina news agency reports.
According to Andina, the children in question were removed from situations in which they were forced to work on the street, either as beggars, laborers, or sex workers.
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