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Transportation in Peru

  • Peru, Brazil and China are moving forward on a transcontinental railway

    CHINA, 2015/05/16 The 10bn dollar mega project is expected to be formalized during a four-country Latin American tour by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang The 10bn dollar mega project is expected to be formalized during a four-country Latin American tour by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The railway is expected to slash the cost of exporting commodities from Brazil to China. Brazilian grains and oilseeds are a top item on China’s wish inventory, as are iron and other raw minerals. Agricultural goods like corn and soy currently leave Brazil by sea and have to overcome the South American 'barrier' in their trip to the Pacific and Chinese ports. An overland route would shave off a few days from the trip, and lower transport costs.
  • airport concession package in Q4

    PERU, 2010/08/29 Peru's private investment promotion agency ProInversion is expected to award the concession for the country's second package of airports during the fourth quarter of this year. The package comprises six airport terminals in southern Peru. The concession had been expected to be awarded in June or July but the date was pushed back because the final version of the contract took longer than expected to be drawn up, said the official.