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Peru's famous Manu National Park has become one of the country's conservation success stories. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Peru says that the park is home to at least 850 species of bird, including the red-and-green macaw. |
Peru's economy remains one of the best performers in Latin America in spite of slower growth in 2014. The IMF's top economist on Peru, Ana Corbacho, explains what sets it apart.
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Presidents of Peru, Ollanta Humala Tasso, and Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, noted the importance of signing a free trade agreement in a bid to strengthen bilateral relations and Honduras' efforts to join the Pacific Alliance.
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Peru's Net International Reserves totaled US$ 60.34 billion in the week ended May 26, reported on Saturday the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
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Starting today, Lima will host the 8th Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) with the aim of promoting exchange of experiences and knowledge among such regional organizations.
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 The Government of Peru will promote the massive use of natural gas across the country through different regulations, included in the legislative powers the Executive Branch will request, to stop depending on fuels such as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Minister of Energy and Mines Rosa Maria Ortiz affirmed.
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Peruvian custard apples have been identified as one of the products with strong potential to do well on the Japanese market, according to Alfonso Velasquez, president of Sierra Exportadora, the official agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
"During trade missions we have organised from Japan a number of Peruvian products have been singled out as potential import winners, including custard apples," he said.
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A recently signed tri-lateral agreement between China, Peru and Brazil set hopes for a bi-oceanic railway corridor. If feasible, the project would significantly reduce trade costs and shipping times to China. |
 Peru's government should be able to award most of the infrastructure concessions it has pending before it steps down next year, the country's largest business group said.
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The Schengen visa exemption for Peruvians wishing to travel to Europe can enter into force provisionally before its final ratification, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Peru Irene Horejs announced.
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 China's Ambassador in Lima, Huang Minhui, said Peru has a great potential to attract Chinese investments and described it as one of the most important partners in the American region.
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 Former USF professor and Tarpon Springs-based author David Edmonds has been named a finalist in the fiction category of the International Latino Book Awards. The winners will be announced June 27 at an award ceremony in San Francisco.His debut novel, Lily of Peru , was released by Peace Corps Writers in January.
Lily of Peru, which Edmonds calls a love thriller, is the story of a USF professor struggling to get the woman he loves out of Peru during the dark days of the Shining Path insurrection.
The book is partially based on his own experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer during the 1960s, a USF professor and a federal government employee.
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Musician and native of Lima, Fredy Guzm�n launches his latest music video "Ojos azules" filmed from the mountain of Machu Picchu to Times Square of New York, mixing the traditions of jazz and Peruvian rhythms.
"Ojos azules" or "Blue eyes" is the result of years of studies at Berklee College of Music in the United States and Guzm�n's collaboration with artists William Luna, Oscar Stagnaro, Fredy Guzm�n, Andres "Chimango" Lares, Jorge Choquehuillca, Paulo Stagnaro, Sergio "Checho" Cuadros y Luciano Quispe, according to RPP Noticias.
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A food culture that's been evolving within its own country for centuries, bubbling within a stew of ethnic diversity and agricultural variety, is finally getting its global due.
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Photographer Timothy Allen climbs high into the Peruvian Andes for Qoyllur Rit'i - the Snow Star Festival.
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The internationalization of Peruvian brands by displaying its products at US department stores is one of the goals of "Peru Moda 2015" international fashion event, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva affirmed.
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In March last year, three fishermen aboard the Chinese Vilcaillegally entered the Punta Coles National Reserve and killed a seal to use as bait, Ilo's regional court has found.
One man, Segundo Wenceslao Rold�n Rojas, was convicted of killing a member of protected species and required to pay a fine of S/. 1,000, after the court suspended his jail sentence of three years and 11 months.
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In the 8th century BC, the Greek poet Hesiod described in his Theogony a place at the end of the Earth where the gorgons dwell, where the god Atlas appears as a giant mountain, and where a great chasm contains treacherous seas.
Hesiod's description seems to match the mysterious labyrinth ruins of Chavin de Huantar in the Peruvian Andes, according to Dr. Enrico Mattievich, a retired professor of physics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in Brazil. Dr. Mattievich suggests the Greek epic hero Odysseus's journey to the underworld is set in South America.
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