The Peruvian economy is on the "upward curve," since the last April's GDP growth would have been higher than the one obtained the month before March (2.68%), Peru's Finance Minister Alonso Segura affirmed.
 

A total of 67,300 people went from underemployment to having a proper job in the last quarter (February, March and April), the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) affirmed. 
Thus, adequate employment grew by 2.3% during the last quarter in comparison to the same period last year, which means 70,000 people (4%) were taken out of underemployment.
 

Peru's country risk indicator, measured by the EMBIG Peru spread, fell in average terms in the week of May 5-12, remaining below the regional average, reported Saturday the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
 

Peru's A3 stable sovereign rating is "solid without any doubt" and with a stable outlook thanks to its strong economic fundamentals and fiscal position, the Vice President of Moody's Sovereign Group Jaime Reusche affirmed. 
 

 A team of Peruvian archaeologists led by Walter Alva, who discovered the famous Lord of Sipan, is working to unveil the mysteries surrounding the origins of the Mochica culture, considered one of ancient Peru's most complex and developed cultures.

Archaeologists found a temple decorated with about 30 drawings and graffiti with different representations in recent weeks in the area known as Mata Indio, between the Za�a and Cayalti districts, in the northern region of Lambayeque.

As the clouds lifted to reveal the early morning sun washing over the 'lost' Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru, the last three days of walking were forgotten. Our group of 14 travellers from the US, Canada and the UK, had reached the Sun Gate and were approaching the end of the fabled Inca Trail.