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CHOOSING THE AIRLINE:
Information about airlines and itineraries
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HEALTH:
Advice on pre-departure preparations such as recommended immunizations, information to help remain healthy whilst travelling and what to do when you return.
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VISAS:
Find if you need a visa for coming to LA.
for less than 90 days.
It is not required; with a valid passport is enough to enter to the country.
Government in Peru normally gives you a 90 day stay inside the country. At the moment you enter to the country you will received a migration card, do not lose it, it is required for leaving the country. If you lose the form, do not worry to much the only thing you will lose is your time for replacing it.
Stays for more than 90 days.
There are two ways of doing this:
1. Go to the Department of Immigration in either Lima or Cusco. The cost is $25 per extension of 30 days. A maximum of 3 extensions is permissible. Prepare yourself for a bit of a long drawn out renewal process particularly in Cusco.
2. Leave the country for at least 2 days (to Bolivia, Chile or Ecuador) and return to obtain another 90 day stay for free. This process can be repeated as many times as the border control officials still believe you are a tourist.
Passport and documents.
Avoid carrying always your passport; try to get always a photocopy of your documents while the originals are at your hotel. Only carry your passport when you are traveling between cities because you maybe will need it for some inspections.
It is also recommended you to take care of your travelers cheques and credit cards, sometimes is good to have a note of them together with the contacts phone numbers for emergencies.
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PACKING LIST:
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POSSIBLE ITINERARIES:
Some sample trip itineraries to help you plan your own trip to Peru.
Designing your own itinerary is always difficult, most probably you are making a tour for some countries in Latin America, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, etc. So the possibilities for making itineraries in Peru are big. For that reason we are going to give you some sample itineraries that are the most popular.
The tour itineraries are listed in order of popularity:
Basic Peru Tour (6 Days/5 Nights)
Lima - Cusco (City Tour + Sacred Valley + Machu Picchu by train) – Lima(City Tour)
Classic Peru Tour (9 Days/8 Nights)
Lima - Cusco (City Tour + Sacred Valley + Machu Picchu by Inca Trail) – Lima(City Tour)
Quick Tour South Route (8 Days/7 Nights)
Lima- Nazca (Nazca Lines + Chauchilla Cementery + Cantalloc Aqueducts) - Cusco (City Tour + Machu Picchu by Train) – Lima(City Tour)
Classic and Ecological Peru Tour (8 Days/7 Nights)
Lima (City Tour) - Cusco (City Tour + Machu Picchu by Train) – Puerto Maldonado (Lodge + Jungle Tour) - Lima
Basic Peru Tour + Puno Tour (8 Days/7 Nights)
Lima (City Tour) - Cusco (City Tour + Machu Picchu by Train) – Puno (Uros Floating Island + Sillustani Tombs) - Lima
Quick Cusco Tour (4 Days/3 Nights)
Lima - Cusco (City Tour + Machu Picchu by Train) – Lima
Basic Peru Tour + White City Tour (7 Days/6 Nights)
Lima – Arequipa (City Tour) - Cusco (City Tour + Sacred Valley + Machu Picchu by Train) – Lima (City Tour).
Peruvian Jungle Adventure Tour (9 Days/8 Nights)
Lima - Cusco – Manu (Cloud Forest + Atalaya + Manu River + Lake Salvador + Lake Otorongo + Boca Manu) – Lima (City Tour).
Classic Peru Tour and Bolivia (13 Days/12 Nights)
Lima - Cusco (City Tour + Sacred Valley + Machu Picchu by Inca Trail) – Puno (Uros Floating Island + Sillustani Tombs) – Copacabana (Sun Island) – La Paz (Moon Valley + Tuwanaku) – Puno - Lima(City Tour) or can be also instead of coming back to Lima going to Chile or Argentina.
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TIME AND CURRENCY:
Time difference: 5 hours behind GMT
Currency: The local currency is nuevos soles but dollars are widely accepted.
For informations about Change Money
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TELEPHONE CODES:
Information about telephone calls.
Calling to Peru from overseas:
00 + 51 + city code + phone number.
Example if you are calling to Cusco From USA of UK dial
00+51+84+ phone number.
Calling from Peru to overseas:
International Direct Dialing.
00 + country code + city code + phone number
Help Desk: Dial 108 and an operator will dial for you.
Calling inside Peru
National Direct Dialing.
city code + phone number
Some international access codes:
Australia 0011
Canada 001
France 0033
Germany 0049
Italy 0039
Spain 0034
Switzerland 0041
UK 0044
USA 001
More http://www.telefonica.com.pe/largadistancia/buscador2.asp
Some national access codes:
01 Lima
084 Cusco
054 Arequipa
076 Cajamarca
043 Huaraz
065 Iquitos
056 Nasca
051 Puno
More http://www.telefonica.com.pe/largadistancia/buscador1.asp
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LANGUAJE:
People in Latin-America mostly speak Spanish and Portuguese in Brazil.
The official languages of Peru are: Spanish that is the most commonly used language, Quechua and Aymara are also official languages but they are only spoken in some traditional towns.
English is well known in the touristic places like for example when you enter to a restaurant or a shop in Cusco, people that is not in the tourism business does understand a little.
Before coming to Peru, try to learn some basic communicational Spanish.
You also can take a course while staying in Peru, for knowing more about this programs please press here
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