With significant investment in urban rail systems, attention is steadily moving to the need to consolidate and enlarge Peru’s intercity railway network. Highways are being expanded, but the rising number of vehicles on Peruvian roads and high logistics costs underline the need for an improved railway system to help distribute cargo. Transport...
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.
With economic growth outstripping existing infrastructure, Peru has committed fully to renovating transport links. Government efforts, coupled with the targeted concession of specific transport infrastructure to private operators, have channelled investment into the sector and improved connectivity. However, with economic growth exposing the...
Though Peru’s economic growth registered a slowdown in 2014 - to an estimated 3.1% according to the central bank compared to rates of between 5% and 9% for much of the past decade - the mining-led economy is expected to regain momentum in 2015 as diversification efforts continue and government measures to stimulate investment take effect.
A medida que la caída en los precios de los bienes básicos internacionales siguen enfriando el auge económico del Perú, impulsado por la minería, el sector turístico sigue perfilándose como un motor clave de crecimiento. Se espera un incremento de 5% en divisas de más de tres millones de turistas en 2014, según datos oficiales.
La mejora de la seguridad, una economía boyante y las grandes campañas de promoción están impulsando el crecimiento del turismo en Colombia, llevando a la industria por buen camino para alcanzar sus objetivos para el cierre de año de 4 millones de turistas y 4 000 millones de dólares de ganancias.
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