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December 2011
- Korean Air to Begin Flights to Peru
November 2011
- PERU'S INCA TRAIL HAILED AS ONE OF WORLD'S GREATEST HIKES
- LIMA, PERU VOTED TOP FOOD & DRINK DESTINATION BY FROMMER'S
August 2011
- Peru accused Gothenburg city of looting
May 2011
- Peru
March 2011
- Why the discovery of the ?Lord of Vilcabamba? changes everything
January 2011
- Toledo proposes legalization of gay and lesbian civil unions
- Peru prepares for Machu Picchu 100-year celebration
December 2010
- Peru and Brazil will deepen trade integration
- Nobel Committee on Vargas Llosa: “The rebel remains his protagonist”
November 2010
- The Smashing Pumpkins in Lima
- Chinese consumers value Peruvian vicuña garments
- Peru to close Doha Round negotiations in 2011
- Strikers continue protests against Tía María mining project in Southern Peru
- Cathedral’s “Winged Devil” attracts tourists in Arequipa, Peru
- Prince of Asturias highlights Peru-Spain “fruitful relationship”
- Peru’s president: Yale agrees to return artifacts
- Yale delegation heads to Peru over Machu Picchu
- Peruvian-Spanish consortium to build water treatment plant
- Peru to promote tourism in Germany
- Peru to invest $357 million to encourage tourism
- Indigenous leader Pizango launches candidacy for Peru president
- Peru, Central America first round of FTA negotiations end today
- Mc Cartney, Bono, and Sting invited to sing in Machu Picchu, Peru
- Chile, Peru, Colombia to start trialing combined stock trading
- Peru’s minimum salary increased to S/. 600
- Historia de la Tanta Wawa
October 2010
- Food festival takes place Nov. 4-7 in Arequipa, Peru
- Aranwa opens five star hotel in Cusco, Peru
- New fish species discovered in deep Peru-Chile trench
- Black Eyed Peas greet Peru in video before Nov. concert
- Archaeologists find Inca funerary sites in Cusco, Peru
- Italian scientist claims find of geoglyphs near Lake Titicaca, Peru
- Anglo American resumes Michiquillay copper project in Peru
- Peru farming project named finalist in BBC-Newsweek competition
- Taca to offer daily Lima-Miami flights starting December
- Morgan Stanley opens its first office in Peru
- Orient Express to invest US $16 million in its sixth hotel in Peru
September 2010
- Peru: Apurimac and Cusco to work together in boosting tourism
- Peru has received US $9.15 billion from foreign tourists in four years
- Peru: Peruvian Airlines to serve Lima - Piura route beginning Oct. 29
- Peru: Flights between Lima and Cusco are back to normal
- Peru: Puno to host Golden Trout Derby at the Titicaca
- Peru: Air France to invest US $100 million in serving Paris-Lima routes
- Peru's Amazon river leads its category in New 7 Wonders contest
- Peru: Cusco - Machu Pucchu train services to be suspended due to strike in Espinar
- Hilton Hotels to enter Peru with a new hotel in Lima
- Peru to implement system to buy online admission tickets to Cusco attractions
- Archaeologists discover new Chachapoyas complex in northern Peru
- Larco Museum in Lima, Peru to relaunch on Sept. 22
- Peru: Cajamarca to launch Tourist Protection Network
- Peru: Cusco-Ollantaytambo trains suspended between Sept. 14-30
- Restaurants in Peru bill some US 1.5 billion in sales per year
- Peru congress votes for construction of road to Machu Picchu citadel
- Celebrating Peru’s cuisine, thousands attend Mistura food fest in Lima
- New wood-eating fish species discovered in Peru
August 2010
- Peru: Nasca aerodrome to be equipped with surveillance cameras
- Peru: Mancora beach to have a new boardwalk
- Humpback whales arrive to Peru northern beaches
July 2010
- Peru: PromPeru launches travel photography online contest
- Peru will launch security network for tourism
- Hotels from Peru included in Travel & Leisure Top Rankings
June 2010
- Tourists celebrate San Juan party in Peru’s jungle
- Peru: Railway Cusco - Machu Picchu fully restored on July 1
- Peru: Cusco still waiting more people to attend the Inti Raymi
- Peru: Andean Railways to start operations in July.
May 2010
- INC-Cuzco to begin selling Machu Picchu entrance tickets online
- Peru to require $400 million annually for programs to mitigate climate change
- Latin America should follow Peru’s example for economic growth
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Korean Air to Begin Flights to Peru
Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva said Thursday that Korean Air will begin operations to Peru next week.
PERU'S INCA TRAIL HAILED AS ONE OF WORLD'S GREATEST HIKES
An article published by US weekly magazine 'Time' tells adventure lovers why the Inca Trail between Cusco and Machu Picchu in Peru is one of the world's greatest hikes.
LIMA, PERU VOTED TOP FOOD & DRINK DESTINATION BY FROMMER'S
Peru is most famous for Machu Picchu but slowly the pride of all Peruvians is being recognized -- their food.
Peru accused Gothenburg city of looting
Peru's President Alan Garcia made a move yesterday during a conference interntionell that Peru will begin a tuning process of the City of Gothenburg, where he says that the town is an accomplice to the pillage of a collection of fabrics from Paracskulturen.
Why the discovery of the ?Lord of Vilcabamba? changes everything
It is worth examining the significance of the discovery of the tomb of a Wari noble at the Espiritu Pampa archaeological site, an ?aristocrat? who has been named variously Lord Vilca, Huari, Wari and (here) Vilcabamba.
Toledo proposes legalization of gay and lesbian civil unions
Former President Alejandro Toledo, leading in the race for a second shot at Peru’s highest office, will push for legalization of gay and lesbian civil unions if he is elected, his campaign chief told daily El Comercio.
“It is in our government plan,” Congressman Carlos Bruce said. “We have proposed civil unions for couples without gender discrimination. The state will provide the protection for social security and will recognize the right to inheritance.”
Peru prepares for Machu Picchu 100-year celebration
Next year, Peru celebrates 100 years since Hiram Bingham discovered the forgotten citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru's chamber of tourism hopes the festivities will kick-start a wave of new interest, after flooded rivers closed Machu Picchu for two months earlier this year. Here, the chamber's president Carlos Canales talks with El Comercio.
Peru and Brazil will deepen trade integration
Peruvian Foreign Minister, José Antonio García Belaunde, said he is confident about deepening trade integration between Peru and Brazil, reported Andina.
Nobel Committee on Vargas Llosa: “The rebel remains his protagonist”
Mario Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature during a ceremony in Stockholm on Friday.
In his award ceremony speech, the Chairman of the Nobel Committee for literature, Författaren Per Wästberg, said Vargas Llosa’s “rebellion against an authoritarian father sparked an opposition against circumstances that extended into a youthful escape to literature and imagination.” Adding: “The rebel remains his protagonist.”
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