Peru’s Ferreyros Launches a Caterpillar AI Assistant
Ferreyros launches Caterpillar's Cat AI Assistant in Peru, offering real-time machinery help via mobile. The dealer already runs the Americas'...
July 16, 2026Section
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Cusco Named South America’s Best City for a Fourth Year
Cusco tops Travel + Leisure's best city in Central & South America for a fourth consecutive year with an 87.47...
July 16, 2026
Peru Signs New Trade Deals With Hong Kong and Guatemala
Peru ratified a free-trade agreement with Hong Kong and advanced an FTA with Guatemala. The deals open new markets for...
July 16, 2026
Peru’s Economy Slows to Its Weakest Pace in Six Months
Peru's economy decelerated to its weakest pace in six months with GDP expanding just 1.8% in May. A 73% fishing...
July 16, 2026
Peru’s 10 Most At-Risk Crops as El Niño Threatens Food Supply and Exports
Potatoes, rice, mangoes and 7 other crops face critical El Niño damage. Blueberry exports already fell 41% and vegetable prices...
July 15, 2026
Peru’s Investment-Grade Credit Rating at Risk from Strong El Niño, Credicorp Warns
A strong El Niño climate pattern could threaten Peru's investment-grade credit rating, Credicorp analysis warns, putting pressure on the fiscal...
July 15, 2026
A Swedish Supplier Spent 76 Years Serving Peru’s Mines. Now It Wants Hospitals.
Atlas Copco Peru relaunches its medical gases division, selling to clinics and hospitals as metallic mining output is forecast to...
July 15, 2026
Hannan Metals Files a Permit to Drill a Rare Gold-Copper Discovery in Peru
Hannan Metals seeks Peru’s approval to drill its Previsto discovery, a rare alkaline gold-copper system where rock samples hit 33.1...
July 15, 2026
Lima’s Traffic Congestion Costs Peru S/30 Billion a Year, Car Industry Warns
Lima’s traffic congestion costs Peru around S/30 billion a year, the country’s auto association says, as it presses the next...
July 15, 2026