Peru will continue to lead growth in the region, as the economy is expected to rebound strongly in the fourth quarter of the year, said Monday Luis Miguel Castilla, the country's Economy and Finance Minister.
 

Peruvian economy is set to post a growth ranging from 4 percent to 4.5 percent, increasing at a rate double that of Latin America set at about 2 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 

Peru's President Ollanta Humala said on Monday that his government is countering slow economic growth by boosting public spending on improved wages and better benefits for public health, education and security workers.
 

Peru is expected to export 115,000 tons of citrus this year, up 20% compared with 2013, when the volume exported amounted to 95,000 tons (USD 85 million), the Citrus Growers Association of Peru (ProCitrus) reported.
 

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has promised to invest 8.6bn soles (US$3.07bn) during his administration to expand irrigation across the country.

In his annual speech to congress, Humala pledged to execute 400 projects under the Mi Riego program for 2bn soles to improve water supply to 120,000ha.

The Peruvian foreign ministry published an statement condemning Israel's operation in Gaza. 

• Full Statement Spanish version click here.
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President Ollanta Humala noted Peru is gaining increasing recognition in the international community and highlighted his government's decision to open its market and deepen ties with nations across the globe.
 

Released July 29, the 69-page report to Peru's Ministry of the Environment could become a tool itself to battle rising temperatures, offering unprecedented data for the creation of carbon offset programs. It is complete with vivid 3-D maps that pinpoint with a high degree of certainty the carbon density of Peru's vast and varied landscape, from its western deserts and savannas, to its lowland forests, to its soaring Andean peaks, to its lush eastern Amazon rainforests.

Don't miss the US premiere of "Buscando a Gaston" (Finding Gaston) this coming Thursday August 7th at 6:30 pm at the BID Cultural Center located in 1330 New York Ave NW .Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium. SPREAD THE WORD!! FREE ADMISSION!

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Twice now during long winter stays in Lima, I escaped the city's cloudy gray weather that's nearly continuous from June through October by taking a 75-minute flight to Peru's second most populous city. With year-round daytime temperatures between 68 and 78 degrees, endless blue skies and 300 days of sunshine, Arequipa never disappoints.