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Peru posted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of a slight 1.16 percent for July, marking the 60th straight monthly rise, the country's Central Statistics Agency reported on Monday.
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The job market in Lima's metropolitan area, capital of Peru, had been trending upward with employers adding 200,000 new workers in the June-August quarter of this year, the National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI) reported Monday.
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The number of foreign workers entering Peru with temporary work visas ballooned to 4,678 in July this year, up 14.1 percent over the same period in 2013, according to new data from the National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI).
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Alonso Segura, who was previously the chief of the advisory cabinet in the Finance ministry, was sworn in Sunday evening to succeed Luis Miguel Castilla.
Segura said that the worst of the economic downturn has ended and that the government will continue to evaluate new measures to support economic growth.
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Peru's economy grew at a slightly faster pace in July on increases in the production of zinc, lead, silver, tin and iron ore.
Gross domestic product expanded 1.2% in July, compared with 0.3% in June, said the national statistics institute. Mining production dropped 6.8%, while fishing, banking and telecommunications grew.
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 The Peruvian government plans to invest some 53.5bn soles (US$18.7bn) in sanitation and water projects in 2014-21. Of the total investment, 43.3bn soles will be used to expand potable water, sanitation and wastewater coverage, state news agency Andina said in a report.
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 The European Union Ambassador to Peru, Irene Horejs, says the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima will contribute to reach new environmental agreements for the good of the planet.
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As more of the world's gastronomic festivals are oriented toward commerce, internationally-experienced "foodies" turn their attention to Peru's largest food fair Mistura, which meets their culinary expectations.
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My body swayed left. I caught myself. If I didn't stop I would soon find myself hurtling down the side of the mountain. After four hours of hiking up past 4,600 meters, my head was pounding, my eyes swam in and out of focus, and my legs felt like two throbbing hunks of metal. I flopped to the ground. The guide urged me on, saying that it was only a hill or two more to go, but my body didn't believe him. As I tried to catch some of the scarce oxygen, I spotted my fellow travelers further down the trail puking a mixture of bile and chewed coca leaves off the cliff edge. I knew if I continued to watch, my breakfast would soon also become an offering to the Apu - the Inca mountain god.
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She was pictured in Miami, Florida on Thursday.
And Cindy Crawford had jet off to Peru by Sunday, when she Instagrammed a selfie overlooking the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu.
The 48-year-old supermodel captioned the scenic snap: 'Look where I am! Amazing!!!'
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France's KTM rider David Casteu (motorcycles) and Paraguay's Nelson Sanabria (quads) were crowned champions of the 2014 Dakar Series thanks to their solid performances in Peru.
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 A list of the 100 most influential Twitter users in Peru was compiled, revealing who has the country�s greatest interest. Would you be surprised to learn that Peru�s own President, Ollanta Humala, did not even make the top five? At the top of the list sits Peruvian journalist and television personality, Beto Ortiz.
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 The Irish band joins an ever-growing list of bands set to play in Peru. Maybe Bono felt a bit nostalgic for his 2012 trip to Peru that was filled with positive experiences for the rock singer (so he informed the media and locals).
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 Mystery surrounds the death of an Australian mining executive, who was found in his upscale apartment in Peru surrounded by drugs and with a plastic bag over his head, according to local police. The body of Jeff Hunter, 54, was found in his 12th-floor apartment in Miraflores, a district of Peru's capital Lima, last Tuesday morning after he reportedly spent the previous night with three women.
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