Journal Peru

Peruvian president Alan Garcia said on Friday it is a national objective that Peru surpasses other South American countries in becoming the first commercial, economic and social partner of China. After receiving Li Changchun, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, at the Government Palace in Lima, he said [...]

Peruvian cotton and alpaca wool were the protagonists in a fashion parade presenting the new 2007 autumn-winter collection of Italian brands ‘United Colors of Benetton’ and ‘Sisley’ at Lima’s Jockey Plaza shopping center last Monday. The fashion items, which are supposed to make a big splash in Europe, were mostly casual-wear with full, bright typical [...]

With the purpose of bringing down Lima’s staggeringly high air pollution levels, Peru’s Citizen Defense organ (in Spanish: Defensoría del Pueblo) will launch a campaign in April which aims to look for alternative solutions to diminish this dangerous health risk primarily created by Lima’s high number of old motorized vehicles. Carlos Alza Barco, responsible for [...]

Peruvian president Alan Garcia on Thursday rejected a 60 dollar ticket price increase to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu because it could “asphyxiate” tourism. “Somebody says it is necessary to raise the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu from US$ 40.00 to US$ 100.00 per person. Nobody will accept that. With such a decision, [...]

With the objective to drastically reduce the illegal entrance of contraband merchandise into the country – a business ascending to more than US$ 1.2 billion annually – the Peruvian parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that will make the ‘commission for the fight against customs violations and piracy’ a permanent organ with more power. The [...]