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Since the report of cases of people infected with monkeypox, the Peruvian Government has issued an epidemiological alert and Minsa (Ministerio de Salud – Peruvian Ministry of Health) has established a phone hotline to address doubts from the population (#113 option 6).

Great Place to Work®, a globally operating consulting firm based in the US with branches in 58 countries, just recently revealed the results of their latest survey “Best Places to Work for Millennials in Peru 2019”.

After the absolutely amazing and typical Peruvian inauguration ceremony yesterday, the Pan American Games 2019 in Lima are in full swing. To facilitate a quick and smooth transport for the 6,7000 athletes, numerous officials and others involved in the Games through Lima’s usually congested streets, several traffic restrictions have been implemented.

Sedapal, Lima’s largest water and sanitation service provider, and AATE, the Autonomous Authority of the Mass Transit Electric System of Lima and Callao, informed in a statement that from Friday July 5 to Sunday July 7, 2019 the water supply in 20 districts of Lima and Callao will be suspended.

While – depending on the source - 8% to 10% of Peruvians still suffers from under- and malnutrition, on the other hand the country is among the top 3 on the list of Latin American countries with the highest obesity rates.

Online shopping is still at the very beginning in Peru. One of the reasons for this is that cash payments still dominate small retail transactions in the country and online retailers often only accept cashless payment options which many Peruvian still don’t have access to.

San Isidro, Barranco, Miraflores, San Borja and Surco are the districts in Lima with the highest average square meter purchase price for real estate, while properties in the districts of Comás, Ancón, Carabayllo, San Martín de Porres and Los Olivos have the lowest average square meter costs according to the latest report of the Peruvian Association of Real Estate...

According to the latest report of the Peruvian Central Reserve Bank (BCRP) the purchase price in Peruvian Soles of homes per square meter in Lima’s 5 top districts – La Molina, Miraflores, San Isidro, San Borja and Surco – increased 2.6% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same time period in 2017 and even 4.6% in...

After months of delays the head of Peru’s Institute of Statistics (INEI), Francisco Costa yesterday finally presented the first results of the population census conducted in October 2017.

The 8th Summit of the Americas, which will bring together regional Heads of State and Government to address this year the central theme “Democratic Governance against Corruption”, will be held in Lima on April 13 und 14, 2018.