Travel-Wise Perú
- Passport: Ensure your passport is valid for at least six months past your arrival date
- Inform debit and credit card companies of travel plans
- Peru’s Capital City: Lima
- Population: 32,971,854
- Main Languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara
- Country’s Currency: Peruvian sol
- Country Code: 51 & + 51 for Whatsapp country code
- Police: 105 works from any hotel phone or with a local sim in your cell phone
- Driving: On the right
- Electricity: 220 volts/50 cycles; electrical plugs have only two flat prongs
- Time: 1 hour behind New York during daylight saving time; same time during winter
- Airport: Lima
- Money: ATMs widely available in larger towns and cities
- Cellphones: In Lima and other cities you can buy SIM cards for unlocked phones
- Visa: Visas are generally not required for travelers entering Peru
- Opening hours: Hours are variable and liable to change, especially in small towns, where hours are irregular. Posted hours are guidelines. Lima has the most continuity of services. In other major cities, taxi drivers often know where the late-night stores and pharmacies are located.
- Banks: 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, som 09 am to 1 pm Saturday
- Restaurants: 10 am to 10 pm, many close from 3 pm to 6 pm
- Museums, frequently close on Monday
- Government offices and business: 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday
- Shops: 09 am to 7 pm, most open on Saturday and close on Sunday
- Check the airline baggage restrictions