Over the past five years, airports across Peru experienced significant growth in cargo and passenger flows that are now pushing airport facilities beyond their anticipated operating capacities. According to data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Dirección General de Aviación Civil, DGAC), between 2011 and 2012 international...
Economic development over the past decade has in part been driven by the rising demand for exports from Peru’s expanding extractive industries, as well as its diverse agriculture sector. Thus, in 2005 the National Port Authority (Autoridad Portuaria Nacional, APN), with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC), released Peru’s...
As the government seeks to streamline connections throughout the country and become a stronger regional logistics centre, an assortment of major infrastructure projects is currently being constructed. Peru’s topography is a double-edged sword, providing rich minerals and a diverse terrain to cultivate, yet, simultaneously, the rugged Andes Mountains...
The Supervisory Authority for Investment in Public Transportation Infrastructure (Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión en Infraestructura de Transporte de Uso Público, OSITRAN), Peru’s transportation regulator, estimated in 2010 that the transport infrastructure gap was $13.9bn. This important assessment was followed by the equally significant...
After more than two decades of planning, preparations and delays, the first line of Lima’s new metro system opened on January 3, 2012. The metro will have a major impact in terms of alleviating the capital’s congested transport network. Lima has been fighting a losing battle against gridlock, pollution and traffic accidents for decades, but it...
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