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Peru will host the 10th Presidential Summit of the Pacific Alliance, the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group (WGB) and the International Monetary Fund, highlighted Peruvian Foreign Affairs minister, Gonzalo Gutierrez. |
Peru's President Ollanta Humla highlighted today the government registered a "historic record" by executing S/. 32 billion (about US$10.95 billion) of its budget resources in 2014.
This represents a 7% growth compared to its similar period in 2013.
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Peruvian economy will expand 5% in 2015. Its recovery tendency will resume during the upcoming years with higher public and private investments, affirmed Finance minister Alonso Segura.
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State-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), operator of Petrobras's assets in Peru, is expected to grow oil production this year in the country as part of the new well drilling program in Block X.
Petrobras has recently completed the sale of 100% of the shares of its unit Petrobras Energia Peru to CNPC for US$2.6 billion.
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Power plants developer Rurelec has begun commercial operations of the 5.3MW hydroelectric plant in Peru.
Owned by Rurelec's 93% indirect subsidiary Empresa de Generacion Electrica Canchayllo, the Canchayllo power plant is located in Junin Province and is one of six small hydro developments undertaken by Rurelec.
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Compania Minera Rio Sol today announced a significant rare earth element and poly-metallic claim discovery in Peru, with reports indicating the 10-kilometer claim as among the largest rare earth claims in Peru containing both light rare earth elements and heavy rare earth elements and metals.
Third-party geology and geochemical analysis indicates the claim is the largest in Peru, with further exploration warranted to further delineate the size and scale of the claim.
Currently, approximately 90-95 percent of rare earth elements are located in China.
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Peruvian grapes exports in the January - November 2014 period totaled US$450.3 million.
This represents a 59.1% growth if compared to its similar period in 2013, affirmed the Association of Peruvian Exporters (ADEX).
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The Telecommunications Investment Fund (Fitel), will support the implementation of a project intended to integrate telecommunications services in 1,832 rural towns across Peru with an investment of S/. 55 million (about US$ 18.4 million).
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 Peru's Foreign Minister, Gonzalo Gutierrez, will take part in the first ministerial meeting of the joint forum comprising China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), to be held in Beijing.
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Don't call China Chilcano a fusion restaurant. Yes, it combines native Peruvian, Chinese and Japanese cuisines, but not because Andres decided to randomly put the three together. Peru has a large immigrant community from both countries, and the food subcultures of Chinese Chifa and Japanese Nikkei cuisines are the natural intersection of settlers who adapted their home recipes with South American ingredients. That's why you'll see dim sum served an aji-amarillo sauce, or nigiri atop purple potato instead of rice, alongside traditional Peruvian stews -- and naturally, a pisco sour to wash it all down. The restaurant will open for dinner service beginning Monday, Jan. 5. |
Nearly 175,000 domestic and foreign tourists, mostly backpackers, reached the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu using the Inca Trail, reported the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp). |
 Two 5-star hotels will be built in the Historical Center of Arequipa this year. The corresponding investments have been calculated to be worth more than US$ 10 million, announced Alfredo Venero, Foreign Trade and Tourism manager of the Regional Government of Arequipa.
The hotels will be located at colonial houses.
The investing hotel chains have already initiated the pertinent arrangements at the Regional Culture Direction, in order to obtain the permit needed to concretize the hostelling proposals.
It must be noted Arequipa's Historical Center was declared a Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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Archaeologists say they've found the highest-known remains of Ice Age human settlements in the southern Peruvian Andes, dated to more than 12,000 years old. The two sites, described in the journal Science, sit higher than 4,000 meters above sea level and indicate that humans may have adapted to the extremely harsh climate far sooner than many researchers had expected. |
With less than two weeks before his showdown with WBA interim lightweight beltholder Darleys Perez (31-1, 20 KOs), Peru's Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs) reflects on his training camp and the opportunity in store for him. The 12-round bout will take place at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California and air live on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" on January 9, 2015.
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