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Consider this useful information about your trip.
Here you are given a brief guide to enjoy your stay as well as useful hints to go through unknown regions by yourself or along with anyone else. A ton of prevention is better than a ton of surprises: here you are offered some tips. |
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While staying in Peru - A tourist support and information system. |
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There is in Peru a support and information system for travelers called i Perú, where the visitor will be able to ask for impartially tourist information and support as well, in case given tourist services were not provided in accordance with what was hired.
For information about i Perú offices log on to
http://www.peru.info/iperu.asp
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Safety |
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It is advisable that you prevent everything beforehand, as you usually do when traveling to any other tourist destination. |
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Prevent yourself from pickpockets. |
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Carry a copy of your identification card. Keep the original one and your valuables under custody in your hotel. |
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Discreetly carry your valuables, do not carry a large amount of money, and keep an eye open on your purse and luggage. |
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Do not change currencies on the streets. |
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It is advisable that tourists hire taxi companies (through a telephone line) or those under the city halls' authorization (in Lima they are yellow and have a luminous identification on top). |
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Communications |
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Telephone services |
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It is possible to call throughout the country and the world from public telephone booths. City and country codes are shown on the booths. |
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To dial international telephone numbers: 00 + country code + city code + telephone number. |
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To dial nationwide telephone numbers: 0 + city code + telephone number. |
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Public telephone booths are accessible to use with coins and call cards sold by supermarkets and kiosks. |
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It is advisable verifying the appropriate telephone company card purchase. |
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Dial 103 to get information about telephone numbers when not finding them in the telephone directory. |
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Internet |
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The main cities around the country have public Internet shops. The average cost is US$ 0.50 per hour. |
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Travel Agencies |
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Travel agencies can help you to make your trip easier throughout Peru. Hire those that are sponsored by Lima's National Tourism Board, and the relevant organizations in other cities. It is always worth a comparison between their services, and make sure everything is clearly detailed in the voucher the company must reach you. |
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Ask for a receipt; the agency is required to hand in both the voucher and the receipt. |
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Do not accept any services offered by individuals around airports and main squares because this type of trade is not permitted. |
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Health |
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It is advisable that you only drink boiled or bottled water. |
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Be careful about fruits and raw vegetables. |
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Avoid eating at snack bars outdoors. |
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It is suitable that the altitude effect ("soroche") be prevented from by resting the first day of your arrival in the High-lands and eating light food. In addition, you can drink "coca tea" or take some pills against dizziness. |
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If traveling to the High-lands or the Jungle, you'd better carry a raincoat and a lotion against insects. |
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It is a must to be vaccinated against yellow-fever before traveling to Jungle regions. |
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For medical checkups, talk to your hotel host or travel agent. |
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If willing to purchase travel securities, it is advisable that you contact the travel agency of your own choice. |
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Banking |
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Banks are open from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday through Friday. Additionally, some banks are open until noon on Saturday. |
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For 24-hour services, ATMs from different banks are found around town. |
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Foreign Exchange |
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It is advisable changing currencies at authorized hotels, banks, and foreign exchange shops (open from 09:30 to 18:00 approximately). On Saturday, most of the banks are open until noon only. |
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Foreign exchange rates to the U.S. dollar are variable; you'd better look into before changing currencies. To change any other currency, look into at foreign exchange shops. |
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Convertor Internacional Click Aqui |
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Night Life |
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Most Peruvian cities have a varied night life; you can get useful information about outstanding places at your hotel reception desk. |
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If willing to enjoy typical Peruvian music, you can go to different folk music coffee houses ("peñas"). In Lima, the most popular discotheques, pubs, and nightclubs are located in Miraflores, San Isidro, and Barranco districts. In other cities, they are located in the downtown. |
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Food and Beverages |
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Peruvian cuisine offers a great variety of typical dishes from the Coast, High-land, and Jungle. You'd better ask beforehand about their preparation because some dishes are made of very chili or spice. Besides, there are restaurants that serve international cuisine. |
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In relation to beverages, our very Peruvian pisco sour (grape liqueur), chicha morada (juice made of very Peruvian purpled-corn), chicha de jora (fermented corn liqueur), and masato (fermented boiled yucca liqueur) are all worth tasting. |
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Gratuities |
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The amount of gratuities is variable in Peru, and it will depend on your satisfaction for the services you are given. |
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Air Transportation System |
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There are air connections and flights from Lima to all main cities around the country except Huancayo, Huaraz, and Ica, where it is possible to travel by inter-provincial bus services. |
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It is always advisable booking beforehand.
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Plane Ticket Reconfirmation
Reconfirm your reservation flights beforehand. If flying nationally, 2 days before the flight; if flying internationally, 3 days before the flight.
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Air Embarkation Rate
Before going onboard, passengers are required to pay in cash the air embarkation rate, which can vary from time to time; it is possible to find out the current rate at the airport information desk.
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Highway Transportation System |
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Inter-provincial bus services
There are inter-provincial bus services throughout the country other than some jungle cities. The final overall bus-quality services will depend not only on what they offer in accordance with the bus rate but also on whether they cover non-stop routes or not. |
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Taxi and Public Transportation Systems
As mentioned above, it is advisable that tourists hire taxi companies (through a telephone line) or those under the city halls' authorization (in Lima they are yellow and have a luminous identification on top). There are no taximeters available in Peru so that it is worth negotiating before getting on the taxi. Finding out the average taxi rates for the different destinations around town is a good way to start at the hotel reception desk.
In some cities around the country, there are fixed taxi rates unless the passenger's destination is much further than the average distance. Taxi drivers are never given gratuities.
Urban buses (the cheapest choice) have different colors and numbers in order to be easily identified in accordance with the route they cover. Most of them cover long distances so that passengers can finally feel uncomfortable. It is suitable looking into them before getting on but not too late at night.
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RailRoad System
The tourist railroad system covers four routes:
Lima - Huancayo.
Arequipa - Sumbay - Juliaca - Puno.
Puno - Cusco.
Cusco -Ollantaytambo - Machu-Picchu.
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Tourism en Route |
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Here in Peru, it is possible to travel throughout national highways by oneself or along with people by hiring rent-a-car services, which may or may not include a driver; if the latter, it is a must to carry a driver's license, a copy of the passport, and the rental car contract. International driver licenses are due after a year, and any other driver's license from the different countries around the world is due after a month. En route maximum speed limit traffic signs are to be obeyed.
There is a prohibition against drug-or-drunk-driving. Otherwise, a penal lawsuit could be filed against lawbreakers.
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You'd better stop the car if traffic police officers tell you to do so. They must wear their uniforms, and have their identification plates on their right chest. |
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There is no reason for them to be allowed to get on the car. |
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They are not to keep neither of your ID cards nor the car documents; and you are not to deal with them either. |
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In case of car accidents or crashes, you'd better call a traffic police officer. If it is a rental car, it is mandatory to call the car security company official and wait for him until his arrival. |
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There is no point in stopping the car to unknown hitchhikers. |
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You'd better not park the car in dark settings, nor place stuff within view either. |
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Shopping |
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Shops, malls, and handicraft markets are generally open from 09:00 to 20:00 all week long (even during holidays). When dealing with street and market vendors, it is acceptable to bargain. |
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Lost and Stolen Stuff |
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The Tourist Division at the Police Station is always willing to help out visitors. |
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Arequipa
Calle Jerusalén 315-316, Cercado.
Tel: (054) 20-1258
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Ayacucho
Jr. Arequipa cuadra 1
Tel: (066) 31-2055 / 31-8372 |
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Cajamarca
Av. 13 de julio s/n
Tel: (076) 36-3042
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Chiclayo
Av. Sáenz Peña 830
Tel: (074) 23-6700 |
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Cusco
Calle Saphi s/n
Tel: (084) 24-9654 |
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Huancayo
Av. Ferrocarril 556, Cercado.
Tel: (064) 21-9851
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Huaraz
Av. Laredo y Laredo 716
Tel: (043) 72-1341 |
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Ica
Av. Elías cuadra 4
Tel: (056) 22-7673 |
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Iquitos
Calle Sargento Lores 834
Tel: (065) 23-1851 |
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Lima
Jr. Moore 268, Magdalena del Mar
Tel: (01) 460-1060 / 460-0965 / 460-0921 / 460-4525 / 460-0890 / 460-0844
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Nazca
Av. Los Incas cuadra 1, s/n
Tel: (056) 52-2442 / 52-2084 |
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Puno
Jr. Deustua 538
Tel.: (051) 36-4806 |
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Tacna
Jr. Callao 121
Tel: (052) 71-4141 anexo 245 |
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Trujillo
Jr. Independencia 630
Tel: (044) 22-4025 |
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For additional support it is a good idea to count on i Perú. |
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Prohibitions |
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There are prohibitions against photographing airports, military bases, pylon surroundings, and police stations. In addition, there is a prohibition against photographing and recording in some churches, cathedrals, and museums. It is worth looking into beforehand.
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