U.S. President Barack Obama affirmed Peru has become the world's "envy" due to its outstanding economic growth in the last decade, which has allowed to take millions of Peruvians out of poverty. 

Peru's ministry of energy and mining has reaffirmed the commitment of the government to develop a petrochemical complex in the southern part of the country, the ministry announced today. A  technical study by IHS-available to interested parties-has determined areas in the region with capacity to accommodate the petrochemical facilities, the ministry adds. 

Peruvian blueberry exports jumped 60 per cent in 2014 according to figures from the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), reaching US$27.8m. The volume of blueberries shipped increased by 73 per cent to 2,600 tonnes.

Peruvian quinoa exports doubled last year to US$196 million and its cultivation is expanding in different highland and coastal regions of the country, noted the Ministry of Agriculture and Risk (Minagri). 

Thirteen million years ago, as many as seven different species of crocodiles hunted in the swampy waters of what is now northeastern Peru, new research shows. This hyperdiverse assemblage, revealed through more than a decade of work in Amazon bone beds, contains the largest number of crocodile species co-existing in one place at any time in Earth's history, likely due to a food source that forms a small part of modern crocodile diets: mollusks. 

A total of 3,898 archaeological pieces will be repatriated this year to Peru from Argentina following a decades-long court battle, the Peruvian government said.

Prime Minister Ana Jara said her government was pleased that Argentine authorities agreed to allow the repatriation of items that "are part of Peruvian culture."

Jara, along with Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez and Culture Minister Diana Alavarez Calderon, attended an exhibition of 42 other cultural items returned to Peru.

Peru has been on the radar of global foodies for a while now, thanks in large part to Chef Gast�n Acurio and Mistura, Cusco's very large and increasingly popular annual food festival. Among Peru's many fabulous restaurants and food stalls are a host of fine dining establishments that highlight the rich array of Peruvian cusine. 

About 13,000 tourists visited Cajamarca to join the festivities of the traditional Carnival. Celebrations have recently finished after the "burial of 'King Momo'," mythical character who gives live to this festivity. 

The carrier, an affiliate of the LATAM Airlines Group, plans to introduce a daily non-stop link between its base at Lima's Jorge Ch�vez International Airport and Orlando International Airport from June 20, 2015, subject to government approval.