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Peru to boost investment in mining, energy sectors
Investment in Peru's mining and energy sectors, which totaled 4.88 billion dollars in 2009, has created "extremely favorable" conditions for growth, the country's private mining association said.
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Ecuador May Rejoin Peru, Colombia in EU Trade Talks (Update1)
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ecuador may rejoin Peru and Colombia in talks toward a free-trade agreement between the Andean nations and the European Union, Peruvian Foreign Trade Minister Martin Perez said.
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Peru to boost investment in mining
Investment in Peru's mining and energy sectors, which totalled $A5.5 billion in 2009, has created "favourable" conditions for growth, the country said.
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Peru becomes world's second largest copper producer
Peru has become the world's second largest copper producer with a total production of 1.273 million metric tons in 2009, Peru's National Association of Mining, Oil and Energy said on Tuesday. Peru followed Chile whose copper output soared to 5.41 million tons in 2009 and displaced the United States as the second largest copper producer. The U.S. produced 1.19 million tons of copper last year ...
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Ecuador May Rejoin Peru, Colombia in EU Trade Talks, Perez Says
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ecuador may rejoin Peru and Colombia in talks toward a free trade agreement between the Andean nations and the European Union, Peruvian Foreign Trade Minister Martin Perez said today.
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Peru becomes world's second largest copper producer
Lima, Feb 10 (IANS) Peru has become world's second largest producer of copper with a total output of 1.273 million metric tonnes in 2009, the National Association of Mining, Oil and Energy said.
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Peru: The Tifton Connection
The “Peru — The Tifton Connection: Culture, Art, Caring” exhibit at the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage kicked off Sunday with a reception attended by over 100 people. The exhibit, and unique opportunities for adults and children, will continue through Feb. 17 with Gabriela Meneses, who is from the Sacred Valley in Peru.
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Why are Galapagos sea lions moving to Peru?
A colony of sea lions from the Galapagos Islands recently migrated 1,000 miles southeast to Peru, say a Lima-based ocean group. Was this migration – and others like it – caused by climate change?
The Christian Science Monitor Mon, February 8, 2010 14:36 PM GMT Translate • More info

Peru toasts pisco boom in annual cocktail day
Peruvians have been lifting their glasses in a toast to Pisco Sour, an emblematic national cocktail which has enjoyed a tremendous boom over the past decade, as pisco brandy production rose fourfold and exports by a factor of eleven.
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Portland-area firefighters help train rescuers in Peru
PORTLAND – A small group of firefighters from the Portland Metro area were heading to Peru Monday to help train emergency responders there. Deadly flooding hit Peru back in January and the Portland-area firefighters said they planned to teach Peruvian crews how to perform swift-water rescues. The Oregonians will be there about two weeks and organizers said the training mission may end up turning ...
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland Mon, February 8, 2010 12:50 PM GMT Translate • More info