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The proposed rail link, known as the Twin Ocean Railroad, would connect Porto do A�u, a Brazilian Atlantic port, with Peru's Puerto Ilo on the Pacific Ocean through some 3,300 miles (5,300 km) of rail. The railway is expected to cut transportation time and reduce the cost of shipping grain from Brazil to China by about $30 a ton, Brazilian officials told Reuters last year. China is a major trading partner for both countries: Brazil is a top exporter of iron ore and soybeans to China, while the biggest share of Peruvian exports -- primarily minerals like gold and copper -- also goes to Chinese markets. |
Peru is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Trains, highways, ports and power plants are planned across the South American nation. The government, looking for private partners to invest in these projects, says it sees Peru's economy growing at a roughly 5% clip for the foreseeable future. Carlos Herrera, executive director of ProInversion, the private investment promotion agency under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, spoke to The Nikkei Asian Review during his recent trip to China, Japan and South Korea.
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 Great Panther Silver has signed a two-year option agreement with Belgium's Nyrstar (EBR:NYR), the world's largest zinc producer, with a view to acquiring the Coricancha mine, located some 90 km. east of the Peruvian capital Lima in the prolific Central Polymetallic Belt, in the Andes. The property comprises more than 3,700 hectares in the prolific and production at the mine dates back to 1906.
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Peru leads the Global Health Security Agenda, within which the country's health reform is being implemented in order not to jeopardize medical care in case of an emergency, Peru's Health Minister Anibal Velasquez Valdivia said. Statements were made while speaking at the Sixty-Eighth World Health Assembly, currently held in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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UNESCO presented its report titled "Education for all 2000-2015: achievements and challenges", which shows Peru fulfilled four of its six goals set in the framework of World Education Forum held in Dakar (Senegal), which gathered 164 countries. |
Jennifer Szymazsek from The New York Times went to Peru in search of the new frontiers of medicines. Maca it was at the top of her list. |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Martinetti Macedo said Peru's foreign policy can contribute to the strengthening of institutions and the full exercise of citizenship, through the adoption of international commitments that promote public policies and use of resources leading to improve public administration management capacities.
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 Only 15% of Peruvian applicants got rejected for the U.S. visitor visa last year, which means four out of five applicants obtained the corresponding tourist permit, U.S Consul in Peru Catherine Holt informed.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the investment announcement follows the recent slowing of the Chinese economy and is intended to help South American countries like Brazil, Peru, and Chile recoup money they lost due to China's declining demand for commodities and raw materials.Instead of purchasing corn, soybeans, rubber, and other exports that once were in high demand by Chinese manufacturers, China has hinted it will begin buying more finished products from South America.
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A temple with Moche typology was discovered in the Lambeyeque region of Northern Peru, thought to date from 1700 and 1800, according to Andina news agency.
The Director of the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Walter Alva, claims the temple predates sanctuaries of administrative centers where Moche groups once reigned over.
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"Mi casa es linda. Literatura ilustrada para ni�os en el Per�" or "My house is beautiful. Peruvian Literature for children," is an exhibition that brings back 100 years of children's literature and illustrations from Peruvian history, and it's an exhibition unlike any other.
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Learn how to prepare warm and hearty Quinoa Porridge, perfect for breakfast!
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In Mancora, north of Lima, I hadn't seen any centuries-old ruins, but I had found a sunshine bolthole in the depths of the Peruvian winter. Heading out early the next day to get to the water before the surf schools broke out, I found an ocean rippled with the orange sunrise, and just one spidery wetsuit-clad surfer on the horizon: a real surfer's paradise.
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The central highway between Lima and the Andean towns of La Oroya and Huancayo was opened again early Tuesday morning, after a heavy snowfall ground traffic to a halt for over six hours between Km 124 and Km 132, in the Ticlio area at 4,800 meters above sea level (15,700ft). A long line of heavy trucks, passenger buses and private vehicles was stuck on the road in freezing temperatures all night before the snow was cleared to let the traffic flow through again. |
 They arrive at Lima's coast shortly before dawn and wade into the Pacific Ocean, seeking relief from the ailments doctors have been unable to cure. Some come in groups, jumping, laughing and running along the shore. Others bathe alone silently in the calm, grey sea.
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