Abstract
This paper explains that Mercosur, the common market of Latin America, was established with the purpose of increasing the cooperation in economic efforts in the member countries. The paper then takes a look at the marketing and trade issues of each of these member countries.

From the Paper
"Peru's economy is based on agriculture in coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, plantains, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish. Industries are agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, transport, services. Peru's natural resources are copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas. Peru's exports consist of fish and fish products, gold, copper, zinc, crude petroleum and byproducts, lead, coffee, sugar, cotton. Imports are machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals."

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