Peru Transport

According to the National Society of Industries ( Sociedad Nacional de Industrias, SNI), residents of Lima take some 17m trips a day via the city’s public transport system, double the figure 15 years ago. Local citizen rights group Lima Cómo Vamos reported in September 2016 that 25% of the city’s population spend over two hours a day getting...

Damage caused by severe flooding in the first half of 2017 is being used as an opportunity by the government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to improve infrastructure in Peru. The government has unveiled a three-year, $9bn plan known as Reconstruction with Change (Reconstrucción con Cambio, RCC) to rebuild infrastructure and re-energise the...

As economic expansion continues to expose weaknesses in the country’s transport network, the government is channelling investment into renovating domestic infrastructure. The air sector in particular has been receiving much attention, as some of the country’s busiest airports face capacity constraints.

Improving transportation networks has become one of Peru’s top priorities. Several years of fast economic growth have laid bare persisting gaps, underscoring the need to reduce logistics costs and revamp the country’s infrastructure. Projects targeting the development of roads, ports, airports and railways are helping to improve logistics...

Despite the advantages of several Pacific ports allowing fast links to international markets, Peru’s logistics performance remains constricted by insufficient road development and weak links between the coast and the Andean hinterland. In addition to its high mountain ranges, the country’s large swathes of Amazon rainforest, which account for...

Moving through Lima has become increasingly difficult. Municipal authorities calculate that the average trip through the city takes 45 minutes and advances at an average speed of 17 km per hour. This is the result of urban growth, which over the years has increasingly burdened the capital’s commuters.