Peru

Economic Development

As Lima becomes a foodie hotspot, restaurants produce jobs and pride

How cooking and eating in Peru's capital turned into paths for economic and social change.

Stephanie Bakker & Yvonne Brandwijk September 14, 2017

Explainer

A wall in Lima explains Latin America’s gated-community problem

The Conversation February 12, 2016

Cities News

Andean cities unite to conserve forests and save their water supplies

Alecia D. McKenzie December 14, 2015

Citisignal

Lima’s metro expansion accelerates with IDB loan

A $750 million loan package from the Inter-American Development Bank will help traffic-clogged Lima expand its single metro line into a citywide rail system by 2020.

December 12, 2014

Citisignal

In Lima, a billboard that cleans dirty air

The billboard is as effective at purifying air as 1,200 trees, Ozy reports.

July 18, 2014

Citisignal

Lima to pilot ‘plastic bank’ in 2014

Plastic as ‘currency’ to encourage recycling

October 21, 2013