Peru 2016. Livingperu.com has informed that The government of Peru announced Wednesday afternoon that the Andean country would bid to host the 2016 Olympic events. Authorities have confirmed their interest in bringing the Summer Olympics to Peru. Although the deadline to submit bids was September 2007, the presidency of the republic issued a press release announcing that the country is to officially take its proposal before the International Olympic Committee. Peru can provide the necessary conditions to host an event of this magnitude, said government representatives. Cities that have already bid are Baku, Chicago, Doha, Madrid, Prague, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
The seven cities have also submitted their application files, which were due by January 14, 2008. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to meet in Athens in June to reduce the number of potential host cities. It is unknown how many will be eliminated. The IOC will then choose the 2016 Games host city at its 121st session in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2009. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Olympic organizers have spent $9 million during the initial phase of the bid and are to spend another $49 million before the IOC chooses a host city.
It was noted that New York spent at least an estimated $50 million on a losing bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Chicago Tribune reported that a senior IOC member said that too much money was being spent to win the right to host the games.
