Peru has more to offer than mining, says ex-president

Peru wants Chinese companies in its infrastructure construction sector to diversify their investment portfolio, rather than just focus on mining, according to Alejandro Toledo, the country's former president.

"Peru is a country with incredible biodiversity. Yet it is also a geographically accidental land. If China can help build railways and roads to speed up transportation and lower costs, our agricultural products can be more profitable," Toledo told China Daily on Sunday.

Toledo, who served as president from 2001 to 2006, is in Beijing to attend the two-day Beijing Forum for Emerging Markets which ends on Tuesday.