HOUSTON-Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is leading a South American trade and investment mission with stops in Peru, Chile and Argentina.
Turner's office announced the mayor and members of the Greater Houston Partnership would participate in the trip that began Saturday and runs through July 20.
Turner says Houston is home to nearly 17,000 people of Peruvian, Chilean and Argentinian descent.
He estimates trade relations between Houston and the three countries are valued at an average of $9 billion annually.