As it has been already centuries ago, Peru’s economy today reflects its varied geography; the different climate zones facilitate widespread agriculture; the Andes mountains rich in mineral resources allow mining; and the Pacific Ocean with its – thanks to the Humboldt current – fish-rich waters make commercial fishing possible. Additionally, Peru’s geographical regions (coast, mountains and jungle) with their rich flora and fauna, as well as the country’s cultural and historical heritage attract an increasing number of tourists.

And even though Peru tried over the past decade to diversify its economic portfolio, today the country’s economy still heavily relies on exports making Peru’s economy vulnerable to fluctuation in world market prices and to world economic policies and decisions. While implementing favorable macroeconomic policies and environments, following aggressive free trade strategies and promoting foreign investments made Peru one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the 2010s with a dynamic GDP growth rate, a stable currency exchange rate, a low inflation rate and promising prospects for the coming years, exactly these policies also promoted corruption as well as social inequity and unrest as many Peruvians to this day still don’t benefit from the economic growth and increasing wealth.