Total investment in Peru's mining sector hit a record US$ 25.46 billion between 2011 and 2013, representing 21 percent of capital inflows into the country in the last three-year period, the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) said Monday.  

Peruvian producers and exporters of fresh grapes will be able to export their fruits to the Asian market without paying tariffs thanks to the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement.

Sandro Farfan, CEO of Provid Peru, stated that producers and exporters of fruit have benefited from the decline in tariffs, from 15% in 2010 to the current 3.9%.  

The debate about the ethics of buying quinoa rages on. Peru this Week's healthy eating blogger, Manuel Villacorta weighs in.

As the author of Peruvian Power Foods, I've lately been getting emails asking me to address ethical questions about South American foods, especially quinoa. Though Peruvian superfoods have been farmed for thousands of years, their popularity in the US and abroad is new.

Peru Vice Minister of Culture Luis Jaime Castillo has called on the international community to join in the fight against cultural intolerance and illicit trafficking in cultural goods, while promoting arts and cultural traditions.
The official made his call at the opening ceremony of the third Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) meeting here recently. 

Lowland South America, including the Amazon Basin, harbors most of the last indigenous societies that have limited contact with the outside world. Studying these tribes, located deep within Amazonian rainforests, gives scientists a glimpse at what tribal cultures may have been like before the arrival of Europeans. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have used satellite images to assess the demographic health of one particular village of isolated people on the border between Brazil and Peru. Remote surveillance is the only method to safely track uncontacted indigenous societies and may offer information that can improve their chances for long-term survival.

Mr Anwar Choudhury has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Peru in succession to Mr James Dauris, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Choudhury will take up his appointment during August 2014.  

The entry into operation of the first section of Lima's metro network has reduced travelling times for about 500 thousand passengers moving on the north-south axis, stimulating the Peruvian capital's mobility.  

The long-awaited reopening to the public of the Tucume site museum, in northern Peru's Lambayeque region, is due in August this year, expecting to host 53,000 annual visitors, it was announced Friday.