Peru has sought Canadian support in order to bolster its education, science and technology sectors as the Andean country explores all options to sustain the commendable economic growth it has accomplished in recent years. The news follows the completion of Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's three day visit to the North American country.  

Peruvian exports of blueberries amounted to US$ 4 million in the first two months of this year, the Agricultural Producers Association of Guilds of Peru (AGAP) said on Sunday.

In 2012, the South American nation exported nearly 45 tons of blueberries with revenues worth nearly US$ 1 million, while in 2013, shipments raised to 1,500 tons and had revenues of around US$ 16,7 million.  

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) pointed out that, during the period between 2008 and 2012, Peru was the undisputed world leader in the export of asparagus, but in order to maintain this position, an agile and strategic use of information will be required.  

Music Securities Inc., a Japanese crowdfunding company, will start a fund that will provide loans to Peruvian farmers alongside funding from the IDB.

Music Securities is seeking to raise $500,700 from individuals via the Internet to provide capital to Abaco, a non-profit credit union in Peru, while IADB will lend $5 million in subordinated loans to Abacoy. The fund, which starts today, will last for three years and targets a 15 percent return, he said.

A French explorer is planning to search for a lost Incan city reputed to hold vast treasure. Thierry Jamin believes the city of Paititi can be found in the Peruvian jungle but detractors say his proposed expedition will endanger isolated tribes and that he's less interested in science than in treasure hunting.  

Dengue fever is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics, infecting as many as 400 million people annually, according to the CDC.

"Currently, the most effective way to controldengue outbreaks is to spray for mosquitoes and help people to avoid getting bit by them," says Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, a disease ecologist in Emory's Department of Environmental Sciences.

Vazquez-Prokopec is a co-principal investigator on a major dengue research project ongoing in Iquitos, Peru, which is honing in on ways to control outbreaks of the disease and more effectively treat infections. 

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