Peru travel guide
Before you go to Peru
- Currency
- PEN S/
- Emergency number
- 105 / 105
- Plug type
- A, C
- Tap water
- not_safe
- Tipping
- expected_in_restaurants
- Bargaining
- Common
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard, Amex (limited)
- ATM fees
- S/18-36 per withdrawal at most banks; Banco de la Nacion MultiRed is commonly free but capped near S/400
Cities in Peru
- Cusco The ancient Inca capital at 3,400 m — cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial churches on Inca foundations, and the gateway to Machu Picchu…
- Lima Peru's sprawling coastal capital — colonial Centro Histórico, the cliff-top Miraflores district, bohemian Barranco, and the world-renowned…
- Aguas Calientes Also called Machu Picchu Pueblo — the small river-gorge town at the foot of Machu Picchu, reachable only by train or foot, where visitors…
- Arequipa The White City, built from sillar volcanic stone beneath three volcanoes — a UNESCO colonial centre, the Santa Catalina Monastery, and the…
- Puno The folkloric capital of Peru on the shore of Lake Titicaca at 3,800 m — launch point for the Uros floating reed islands and Taquile and…
- Ica Desert oasis region of southern Peru — the palm-ringed Huacachina lagoon with dune buggies and sandboarding, plus pisco bodegas and…
- Iquitos The largest city on earth unreachable by road — a steamy Amazon river-port and the main gateway to jungle lodges, river cruises and…
- Nazca Small desert town famous for the enigmatic Nazca Lines — vast pre-Columbian geoglyphs best seen on a light-aircraft overflight — plus the…