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Peruvian exports are set to grow 7.1 percent this year, and 9 percent in 2015, within a context of an improved international trade performance, according to LatinFocus Consensus Forecast. |
 The agency responsible for the promotion of private investment into Peru, ProInversion, last week carried out a three day road show in the three principal cities of Australia and New Zealand: Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
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 The general recovery of the US economy is causing ripples all over the world- including in Per�. According to the Peruvian Exporters' Association (ADEX), January 2014 earnings from exports of folk crafts totaled US$3.3 million, an increase of 10% compared to January of 2013.
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 Peru is talking with Brazilian construction giant OAS about resuming construction on a $4 billion hydroelectric plant that has been stalled since 2011 because of local opposition, an official said on Wednesday.
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 Peru's housing, construction and sanitation ministry is developing a project to expand potable water and sewerage systems in various localities in Chimbote district, in Santa province.
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Contract workers at Peruvian miner Buenaventura's Uchucchacua silver mine started a strike on Tuesday and a union leader said the action, protesting the firing of 10 employees and pushing for better working conditions, has halted production.
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The Peruvian government may be planning to implement a number of big changes to operations at the historic Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, one report indicates. According to The Peruvian Times, the Ministry of Culture in Cusco has drafted a new set of rules for visitors to the site that is currently being reviewed by tourism organizations. |
 Peru has vowed to counter growing trend of tourists getting naked at the ruins Four men in their 20s, two Australians and two Canadians, have been detained in Peru after taking naked pictures of themselves at the famed Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. |
 The 2015 Dakar Rally won't pass through Peruvian soil, in spite of the fact that the rally's organizers had expressed interest in Per� as the location for the race's finish line. According to Magali Silva, the Minister of Tourism and Foreign Commerce (MINCETUR), Per� turned down offers from Dakar's organizers to be the last country on the route because of the high cost of hosting the event. |
 I love pure, black coffee! I love all kinds of pure, black coffee, except if instant and chicory are considered pure. I love the pure, black coffee of Peru! I especially love the Peruvian coffee of Urubamba in the Sacred Valley near Cusco. Granted, some coffee from Urubamba has sugar in it, but Urubamba coffee can be obtained without sugar. I am talking about pure, black, fresh ground coffee that can be purchased by the small bag all the way up to by the kilo in the market just off the Plaza de Armas of Urubamba.
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The 2014 editions of Peru Moda and Peru Gift Show will showcase an impressive range of investment opportunities in the Andean country's apparel and home d�cor industries.
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Wednesday March 12 Edition
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Eight decades after its inauguration, the Parque de la Reserva keeps the tradition and elegance which made it into one of the most important public areas of olden-day Lima.
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Archaeologists in Lambayeque will soon be able to use space age technology to aid them in their search for really old stuff.
According to El Comercio, the Ministry of Culture in Lambayeque has acquired drones for use in archaeological surveys.
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TV Peru was the first network to start broadcasting digitally in the country and now it's the first to increase its channel offering through DTT. TV Peru has added to its general channel, an HD channel, a news channel and one focused on culture.
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