Tag: Lima

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 17:55 UTC

  Wikileaks head will participate, via videoconference, in IAPA assembly in Lima

  

  Inter American Press Association (IAPA) reporters, editors and publishers will hear first-hand and discuss exactly what motivated Julian Assange to release secret diplomatic cables through Wikileaks, a Web site that as a source of information has gained as many followers as detractors.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 06:38 UTC

  Santiago, Lima and Monterrey, top three Latin American cities of the future

  

  New York City followed by Chicago and Houston rank top in the first ever 'American Cities of the Future' ranking compiled by fDi Magazine, belonging to the Financial Times group. Santiago de Chile, Lima (Peru) and Monterrey (Mexico) snatched the top three positions in the Latin America city ranking.

• Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 08:08 UTC

  South American/Arab leaders’ summit in Peru suspended

  

  The III South America/Arab (Aspa) countries leaders’ summit scheduled for mid February in Peru has been postponed announced in Cairo the Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Heli.

• Friday, January 7th 2011 - 19:36 UTC

  LAN launched a new flight between Easter Island and Lima

  

  The first flight of the new route from Lima to Easter Island’s Mataveri airport landed safely this week, making Easter Island a more accessible tourist destination.

• Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 13:10 UTC

  Woman mayor takes office in Lima, Peru’s most populated city

  

  Susana Villaran took office this week as the first popularly elected female mayor of Lima, in a ceremony attended by Peruvian President Alan Garcia and former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar.

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 11:53 UTC

  Lima and Santiago airports are Latin America’s leaders

  

  The annual ranking by the British consultants Sky Research puts Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport in front of all South America’s airports, with Pudahuel Airport in Chile coming in just behind.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 20:50 UTC

  A third of Peruvians have opted for a moderate, female mayor

  

  A moderate leftist who gained renown as a human rights advocate consolidated what remained a narrow lead (0.81%) Tuesday over her pro-business rival. Whoever wins, Lima will have its first elected female mayor ever.

• Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  Peru en route to become the world’s fifth gold producer

  

  Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) said this week that the country would rank among the world’s top 5 gold producers before 2015 thanks to the production potential and increased investment in the sector.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 21:51 UTC

  Peruvian economy rebounds and expands 8.76% in first quarter

  

  The Peruvian economy expanded 8.76% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, the highest rate in the last 17 months, according to the head of the country’s Statistics Office, Renán Quispe.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 03:17 UTC

  Forced by pickets Peru suspends 90 days controversial mining project

  

  Protesters in the southern Peruvian province of Islay ended their six-day general strike after the government agreed to temporarily suspend a controversial mining project.