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A recently published study compiled by the Peruvian Association of Real Estate Companies (ASEI) and the Peruvian Chamber of Construction (Capeco) in cooperation with Nexo Inmobiliario put a number on the extreme differences in real estate prices in the different districts of Lima.

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.

Using data from the Peruvian immigration authority, Peru’s National Institute of Statistics (INEI) informed in its latest press release about how many foreign residents live in Peru, which countries they are originally coming from and what type of legal immigration status they have in the country.

As is the case every 10 years, the Peruvian Statistical Office INEI, carries out a nation-wide population census in Peru on October 22, 2017 to get an updated insight into the population development, the social, economic and employment situation as well as the migration movement in the country.

Quite often just stagily named “Cocaine Valley”, the Peruvian VRAEM region, the valley of the three rivers Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro, is stigmatized as anarchic area in Peru controlled by ruthless narco-terrorists.

After many promises and as much delays the largest American retailer of women's lingerie and one of the most sought after designers and manufacturers of womenswear and beauty products finally arrived in Peru.

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.

The stability and speed of the internet in Peru (and many other countries around the globe) isn’t always the best. So watching videos, movies or your favorite series with an unstable and slow broadband connection over the internet can be really frustrating at times.

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...

For years there is not much positive to say about the Peruvian education system: schools in desolate condition that miss even the basic infrastructure and proper equipment with student performing extremely poor in studies such as PISA. But now there is at least a glimmer of hope.