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Credit Suisse investment banking analyst today estimated that Peru's Central Reserve Bank (BCR) will leave its October's monetary policy rate at 3.5 percent during the next monetary policy meeting.
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The Peruvian government appears strongly committed to investment, so capital flows to Peru are expected to surge in the next few months, becoming one of the main factors fuelling the Peruvian economy's growth in 2015.
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Peruvian President Ollanta Humala presided over the signing ceremony for the Moyobamba-Iquitos Transmission Line 220 Kv contract today at the government palace based in the capital city, Lima.
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Accounting for 12 percent of total exports in 2013, Peru has become the second largest exporter of avocados worldwide, reported Scotiabank.
It should be noted Mexico is by far the largest avocado producer, with 47% of the total shipments of avocados in the world.
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Peru's Export and Tourism Promotion Board (Promperu) will take part in the Supply Side West 2014, the world's largest expo gathering ingredient suppliers and finished product manufacturers, to promote Peru's natural products and position them in the U.S market.
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Former Lima mayor Luis Casta�eda was re-elected on Sunday in a landslide victory over several other candidates vying for office for Peru's political and economic capital.
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The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) in Peru has hailed Peruvians' response to the opportunity to cast votes in regional and municipal elections on Sunday, October 5th.
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 According the United States Embassy, located in Peru�s capital city, 84,000 Peruvians obtained a non-immigrant visa in 2013. What�s more, over 5,000 immigrant visas were granted to Peruvians. "We have granted visas to Peruvians from every region and we are thrilled that the many tourist destinations, business opportunities, and cultural experiences found in the United States continue to attract so much interest," a spokesperson for the Embassy stated.
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 The new species identified, according to a report onMongabay, include one lizard, four frogs, and an unnamed water rodent that is noticeable for its lack of external ears.
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 A total of 25.6 percent of homes in Peru had access to internet services by the end of the second quarter of 2014, research and publishing company Telecompaper has announced. Compared to end-June 2013, this represents an increase of 1.9 percentage points, according to the country's statistics bureau INEI.
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Gaston Acurio is a giant. Not just physically big, although he is that, a great bear of a man with a mop of black ringlets and a smile that seems larger than his face. The 46-year-old chef is a colossal figure in Peruvian life as well, rumoured to be so popular in his homeland that the country's Presidency would be his for the asking. Gaston Acurio already has 44 restaurants worldwide, serving the best of his country's native cuisine. |
The Inca Empire carved hundreds of tracks into the Andes - lofty conduits for the hardy messengers, traders and warriors who were regularly tasked with walking their lengths. This network of high mountain trails may be extraordinarily scenic, but you have to be 'un poco loco' ('a little crazy') to attempt the sky-scraping Choquequirao route to Machu Picchu.
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 Lima could be called the city of the Huacas. I had no idea just how many there were within the Lima proper, nor that the surrounding areas held even more. I had only time on this exploratory expedition to visit three main areas, and now I have become a huaca addict I need to find others! I have learned there is even one that can only be seen in the basement of a church. Please enjoy this photo journal highlighting some of the huacas I was able to visit.
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Richard Huff, executive director of Texas' Irving Arts Center, who is retiring in August after 20 years on the job, had been looking to go out on a high note. He appears to have hit it with the "Peruvian Gold: Ancient Treasures Unearthed" exhibit, the show's only stop in the U.S. after a popular five-month run at the National Geographic Museum in Washington. It opened Saturday in Irving. |
 A major 6.9-magnitude earthquake has rocked southern Peru but there are no immediate reports of casualties or considerable damage. The quake hit at 2321 GMT (11:21am NZ time) 42km east-northeast of the town of Tambo at a depth of 101km, according to the US Geological Survey. Centred 467km southeast of the capital Lima, the quake sent panicked people into the streets of the city of Ayacucho - home to about 150,000. It was first reported by USGS as a 7.0-magnitude event.
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