Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, a leading global provider of aviation services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers, and the vertically-integrated manufacturer and operator of the powerful heavy-lift Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter, announced today that it had signed a new contract with Hunt Oil Exploration and Production Company of Peru, L.L.C., Sucursal de Peru.  

Mangoes were the second most important non-traditional export product for Peru in January 2014.

A new study carried out in Peru by the Radio and Television Consulting Council (Concortv) reveals that most women in the country don't like the way women are portrayed on television.

According to Andina news agency, 55% of women in Per� think that television programs cast women in a negative light.

Guillermina Huaman, 42, struggles to find the words in Spanish to express her grief and rage. It is in her mother tongue, Quechua, a language widely spoken in Peru's southern highlands, that she explains how public healthcare medics terminated her pregnancy at three months during what she thought was a routine check-up.

Peru is almost constantly being recognized by the rest of the world as a hotspot for a diverse array of gourmet cuisine. However, as Gestion reports, too many citizens of Peru are not receiving adequate food, putting the health and future of the country at risk.

It seems like a contradiction. Peru receives so many accolades and praise, positioning the country as a "gastronomic mecca," but according to the United Nations Development Programme, almost 35% of Peruvians don't eat even the minimum [daily] caloric requirement.

Add to this the fact that 13.8 million Peruvians- that is to say, almost half of the population- does not always have physical or economic access to the kind of safe and nutritious food that's required to lead an active and healthy life. 

Art Lima, one of Lima's newest and most interesting art events, is returning to the city for a 2014 edition.

According to El Comercio, Art Lima 2014 will open on March 20 on the grounds of la Escuela Superior de Guerra del Ej�rcito, in the Lima district of Chorrillos. Art Lima closes on March 23.

Instituto de Estudios Peruanos has just published Cipriani como actor pol�tico (Cipriani as a political actor) a book by Luis P�sara and Carlos Manuel Indacochea. The volume focuses on the political role played by Juan Luis Cipriani --the notorious right-wing Catholic prelate prelate that is currently archbishop of Lima and primate of Peru -- since the Fujimori dictatorship.

Music legend Paul McCartney will return to Peru to play a concert at Lima's National Stadium on April 25, 2014.

The former Beatle performed his first ever concert in the Andean nation in 2009 with a 50,000-strong crowd at the capital's Monumental Stadium.

Beatle fans, music-goers and wings' followers are delighted with the confirmed news which was announced on Thursday morning through McCartney's official Twitter and Facebook pages.

Peruvian Airlines is making its fares and ancillary content available to Travelport-connected travel agents worldwide.

The Lima-based carrier also becomes one of the first carriers in Latin America to participate in the Travelport Rich Content and Branding programme, a key component of the Travelport Merchandising Platform.