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We Want to Be Your Solution for All Things Potato
Delicious purple Peruvian potatoes Potatoes are a big deal in Peru. The Peruvan Andes were the birthplace of the potato, and today Peruvian farmers cultivate more than 3,000 native varieties of them — potatoes with names like Ica Huila and Purple Viking and Wilja. The United Nations has declared 2008 “the International Year of the Potato,” and this event is being celebrated in gastronomic festivals, restaurants and stores throughout Peru. Peruvians are passionate about potatoes and spend a lot of time preparing and eating them. This is not a country where you can get away with serving inferior spuds. Peruvians know a good potato when they eat one. Now that I’ve lived here for a…
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Welcome Back, Bob / Roberto the Builder! (More Jobs for Peruvians?)
Here’s a welcome piece of news for expat Peruvians who are seeking shelter from the U.S./global financial crisis: The Peruvian MInistry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) is offering economic incentives for Peruvians who emigrated abroad and now want to return to Peru. A new program will make it easier for returning Peruvians to find work in their homeland. MTPE wants to boost employment in the country’s construction and tourism industries. The ministry is offering “incentives” for returning Peruvians to work in those fields, says Jorge Villasante, the program’s director. Translating a story from Peru.com, Living in Peru reports today: The Peruvian Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) will boost a…