FREQUENTLY ASKED QUETIONS ABOUT PERU!!!

Frequently Asked Question, Facts About Peru, Important Features About Peru, What to Know About Peru, Information About Peru. There are many aspects that visitors would know before visiting a place, that is why Peru Hiking Tours is in charge to inform some fundamental characteristics about Peru through the Frequently Asked Questions portal.

HOW IS THE WEATHER IN PERU?

Peru is a diverse country in terms of weather aspect, since the country has three different regions like the cost, highlands and jungle, the variation of weather depends on the place where one is.

The Coast is normally a humid, arid and warm area, the presence of rain is occasional during the year, there are 10 departments part of the cost, so the weather is different each other since they are located close to the equator or down to the southern hemisphere.

The highland departments are normally characterized by having the rainy and dry seasons, 6 months each, this is where the Range of the Andes is located and the tallest peak of the country as well, the snow-capped mountains are some of the most visited places in this department.

The Jungle is however a warm and humid region during the year, pouring rain and hot temperatures in most of the departments, the dense vegetation makes this a great environment for wild flora and fauna development, becoming as an important point to visit.

Peru Hiking Tours recommends consulting with your tourist service provider in terms of the weather season when you are going to visit the country, it is very essential to wear the appropriate clothing according to the area and season.

BIODIVERSITY

About 80% of the ecological zones in the world are located in Peru, as a result of that, there are more than 400 species of animals, within them around 1700 types of birds and more than 2000 types of sea animals. Birds are the main attraction for visitors, like the Cock of the Rock “Rupicola Peruviana” which, although not endemic to Peru, is one of the most sought by ornithologists, as well as the Hummingbirds that, due to their peculiar characteristics, becomes a fundamental attraction, the Marvelous Hummingbird or Spoontail “Loddigesia Mirabilis” is one of them.

The flora in Peru is quite diverse, 7,590 species of flora are purely Peruvian of the 19,147 existing species on the planet, being THE ORCHIDS “The most beautiful flowers in the world” our main species, we have approximately 3,000 varieties of the more than 30,000 existing Worldwide.

The Natural Areas protected by the Peruvian State are the places where mainly species of flora and fauna can be found in the wild.

WHAT TYPE OF CURRENCY IS USED IN PERU?

Today the US dollar becomes a world currency, many countries use it as their official currency and others like Peru as a secondary, since economy turns around Dollar, it comes to be very important.

Peru has an official currency called “Sol” and the exchange rate depends of the inflation or deflation of each currency.

Surely you are wondering, when and where do I use each type of currency? The answer is simple, the US dollar is used when making purchases of services or products in tourism industry such as travel tickets, entry for attractions, tour services and others; on the other hand, the peruvian Sol is used to make purchases of services and products locally, like local markets, transport, services and others.

The exchange rate is flexible, it is determined daily by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP), in the last 10 years, the exchange rate has remained above 3.00 soles for every 1.00 US dollars.

Peru Hiking Tours, recommends making the change to our currency “Sol” in established and authorized places, the exchange houses are the most reliable and convenient where one can carry out the operation, compared to the banks where the discounts or exchange rate are normally low.

WHAT ARE THE PLACES I SHOULD NEVER SKIP DURING MY VISIT TO PERU?

Peru, being a multidiverse place has thousands of tourist attractions, on the coast, the highlands and the jungle. However, there are places what visitors should never skip when arriving in the country, or even more, when consulting with a travel agent about important tourist attractions. The non-skip places are (Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, the Amazon Jungle, Laguna 69, Lake Titicaca and the Colca Canyon). These tourist attractions have something particular and different from each other, their history, peculiarity and amazement, all this affects the interest of visitors, remember that Peru Hiking Tours organizes trips to all the places mentioned above, do not hesitate, consult and travel.

DO I NEED THE YELLOW FEVER OR MALARIA VACCINE IN PERU?

Although it is true, the diseases of malaria and yellow fever are quite dangerous and sometimes deadly, therefore, many countries choose to require antiviral vaccines, either against yellow fever or malaria, Peru is not one of them, since these diseases basically develop in hot places and as well known, the main attractions of our country are located in high Andean places, the points of interest to visit must be considered to consult if the antiviral vaccine will be necessary, the local health centers as well as hospitals are the designated places where you can get the vaccine.

If you are interested in visiting the north coast of Peru, as well as the Peruvian Amazon jungle, which are the places where these diseases are mostly found, it is highly recommended to be vaccinated before, the World Health Organization “WHO” recommends get the vaccine at least 10 days before visiting these places.

WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED TO TRAVEL TO PERU?

A very important document is the passport, which will be necessary to check in the country and together with the tourist residence document granted by the Peruvian government, will serve to carry out the control in the places of accommodation and tourist attractions.

On the other hand, if you are a student and have the card provided by your institution, or simply, if you have the ISIC card, we recommend to bring it with you, since there are tourist attractions that offer a certain discount just by showing your student ID.

Very important to know about Visa, Peru is one of the countries which does not require the Visa as obligatory to all visitors, this is due to the trade agreement that the country has with many other nations, this does not mean that all countries have free access to Peru, check the list below.

IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE THE TRAVEL INSURANCE?

Not so much necessary but highly recommended, the tourist services that visitors hire do not include health insurance in case of emergencies, so it is highly recommended to have travel insurance, today private clinics have chosen to have agreements with many insurers in the worldwide, the safety of your health is very important and will mean having a carefree vacation.

HOW SAFE DO I FEEL VISITING PERU?

Peru is one of the world’s leading tourist destinations, this implies hard work by the government organizations like the Tourism Police, however, just like anywhere in the world, each city has a place called “dangerous”, check with your travel agent about the risky places in each city what you pretend to visit, the City of Cusco as being the first destination in Peru is considered as one of the safest in South America, this could mean a nice stay in the city and visit its attractions.

IS THE INTERNET CONNECTION FAST AND FREE IN PERU?

Currently, Peru has the high-speed internet connection “5G”, however, it is low compared to the Internet speed of North America and Europe.

Nearly 100% of tourist establishments such as travel agencies, restaurants, hotels, cafes, and terminals have free internet connection service via Wi-Fi, so if you are a user of any of these establishments, it will only cost you to request the wi-fi password.

You have to keep in mind that places far from the city do not have an internet signal range, the mountains, the jungle and the desert are a clear example where you will not be able to have a connection to the networks.

Machu Picchu as being the main reason why you and other people travel to Peru, has connectivity but not with wi-fi service.

In addition, there are 4 well stablished network companies like Movistar, Claro, Entel and Bitel. We can say that Bitel has a great coverage in all Peru but no the fastest, Movistar as being the biggest company is for many the fastest but little expensive, Claro has the average service and Entel the poorest, choose your best option already knowing these details.

IS TRANSPORTATION CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE IN PERU?

The main means of transportation handled in Peru are by flight, rail and land. The cost of flight tickets compared to those of Europe are much more expensive, as well as the train that is used mostly for tourist service. However, Peru has one of the best land transportation systems of Latin America, where the costs are quite low and the type of service is of high quality, becoming as the best option to move from one place to another.

Remember, the Range of the Andes crosses the Peruvian land, therefore, traveling by rail or land transport takes much longer than you use to have at home. Do not forget to check with your travel agent about the times and costs that each system of transportation has.