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Peru has triumphed over Korea to take the gold medal 2-1 in a tight-fought finale to the men's football competition in front of a capacity crowd at the Jiangning Sports Centre Stadium on Wednesday. |
Standard & Poor's Financial Services affirmed its 'BBB+' long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Peru, while the nation's outlook remains stable, it was reported Tuesday.
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Peru has so far attracted US$ 4.5 billion worth of investments from the Republic of Korea over the last ten years, mostly in the core sectors of mining and energy, Korean Ambassador to Peru, Keun Jo Jang, said Tuesday.
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A $20 billion pipeline of China-backed mining projects in Peru is set to place the country back in the second position among the world's largest copper producers by 2016. The biggest push came from China Minmetals' MMG subsidiary last month, with its $7 billion acquisition of Glencore's flagship Las Bambas copper project, in the southern part of the country.
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The Peruvian government plans to allocate more than 500 million soles (about US$176 million) for the construction of 35,000 homes across the nation, Milton von Hesse, Minister of Homes, Construction and Sanitation announced on Tuesday. |
Mexico's former President Felipe Calderon said Peru's leadership in the international arena raises the chances of achieving tangible progress at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20) scheduled for December in Lima, Peru.
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 The Agency for Assessment and Environmental Control (OEFA) is offering incentives to encourage Peruvian companies to take more environmental care. Seeking that companies meet environmental obligations and reduce negative environmental impacts, OEFA has announced that recognition will be given to those who do so.
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Prime Minister, Ana Jara Velasquez, and her cabinet won a decisive vote of confidence from Peru's Congress Tuesday, halting the political turmoil and bringing stability to the Ollanta Humala administration.
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President Ollanta Humala narrowly won a vote of confidence for his latest cabinet on Tuesday, averting a political crisis as he battles with a newly energized opposition.
Congress voted 55-54 with nine abstentions to approve the 20-member cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ana Jara.
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Government officials from Colombia, Venezuela and Peru will meet on August 26-27 to discuss achievements and challenges facing the region in a bid to strengthen aboriginal people rights to economic development, health, justice, and the right to their own language.
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The National Geographic Travel Magazine says the Peruvian capital is the world's 16th smartest city -- smarter, by their reckoning, than Amsterdam, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Kigali, Mexico city, Seoul, Taipei and Vancouver.
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 Pushing the maximum number of characters allowed in a Facebook post to the limit, Gast�n Acurio used the social media site to announce his retirement as head chef from his restaurant, Astrid & Gast�n.
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To start your journey to Titicaca, first you have to arrive in Puno, which takes an hour by car from Juliaca. This city cradles the Tiahuanuco culture, and has some of the most attractive baroque-mestizo style cathedrals along with the house Conde de Lemos. |
One of the great things about Peru is that there are many choices for budget travelers. If you don't want to take the high-priced five star tour to Machu Picchu or the first class cruise on the Amazon, that's okay. There are plenty of alternatives where you can still have a great trip on a smaller budget. Here are some of Peru's best destinations for low-cost backpacking and adventure travel.
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Archaeologists from the Lambayeque region, in northern Peru, have stated that based on latest research the Old Lord of Sipan would have been contemporary of the Lord of Ucupe and the Lady of Cao. |
 After a six-week surveillance stunt aided by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA), Peruvian officers have uncovered a stash of cocaine. The illegal drug was discovered in a house near the Peruvian coastal town of Huanchaco.
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