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Welcome

• By Air

• By Land

• Money Changing

• Lost and Found, Thefts and Robberies

• Useful Telephone Numbers

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Ticket Reconfirmation If your are flying locally, reconfirm 48 hours in advance. For international flights, reconfirm 72 hours before cash traveling.

Airport tax

• Domestic flights: S/.12
• International flights: US$25
• Tax must be paid cash before boarding.

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Many routes and types of land transportation services are available. Ask about the conveniences included in your fare class, and if you are buying a direct service or with stops along the way.

  Taxis and public transport

You are advised to call a taxi company by phone, or ride a licensed taxi. In Lima, licensed taxis are painted yellow and carry a lit sign on the roof. There are no taximeters.

You must arrange the rate with the driver before boarding. Ask for average rates to your destination. Taxi drivers are not usually tipped. At airports, you are advised to use cabs licensed by CORPAC, the airport authority.

  City buses

The buses (the cheapest means of transportation) are painted and numbered depending on their routes. Most travel long distances and may not be comfortable. Get informed before riding a bus and avoid them late at night.

  By Train
There are three routes:

• Lima - Huancayo
• Arequipa - Puno - Cusco
• Cusco - Ollantaytambo - Machu Picchu

For information contact the Tourist Information Service: (01) 574-8000

  Tourism by Road

• Always carry your driver's license, a copy of your passport and the car rental contract. International driver's licenses are good for a year. A license from your country is good for 30 days in Peru.
• Respect speed limits.
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is strictly forbidden. Offenders may by criminally prosecuted.
• Stop when asked by a traffic police officer. Police officers must wear a uniform and carry an identification badge. They cannot get in your car.
• Neither your personal identification nor the car documents can be withheld. Do not offer money under any circumstance whatsoever.
• In case of accident or collision, call a police officer and the insurance agent from the car rental company. Wait. Do not leave the scene of the accident.
• Do not pick up strangers.
• Do not stop or park in dark places. Do not leave visible objects inside the car.
• Close windows and lock doors.

Route Maps for Trekkers
The South American Explorer's Club at 146 Republica de Portugal Avenue in the district of Breña, in Lima, offers a wide selection of route maps for walking enthusiasts (www.samexplo.org).

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The exchange rate to the US dollar varies. Ask for the going rate before changing money. To change other currencies, ask at a moneychanger's. Keep some small change and low denomination banknotes for easier transactions, especially for taxi fares or when shopping at convenience stores.

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  Get in touch with the Tourist Police

• Arequipa: 315 and 316 Jerusalen Street, Cercado. Telephone: 054-239888

• Ayacucho: 1st block of Jiron

• Arequipa: Telephone: 064-812170

• Cajamarca: Amalia Puga Square. Telephone: 044-823438

• Chiclayo: 830 Saenz Peña Street. Telephone: 074-227615, 074-235181

• Cusco: Koricancha Temple.

• Lima: Av. Republica de Panama 4450, Surquillo. Telephone: 01-447-8566, 01-447-8570

• Huancayo: Ferrocarril 556, Cercado. Telephone: 064-234651, 064-238995

• Huaraz: Main Square, 2nd block of Jose de Sucre. Telephone: 044-721341, 044-725192

• Iquitos: Aeropuerto. Telephone: 094-242081

• Nazca: 1st block of Los Incas Avenue. Telephone: 034-522442

• Puno: 538 Jiron Deustua. Telephone: 054-357100

• Tacna: 121 Jiron Callao. Telephone: 054-714141

• Tarapoto: Corner of Jirones Ramirez Hurtado y Rioja. Telephone: 094-522141

• Trujillo: 6th block of Jiron Independencia. Telephone: 044-243758, 044-233181 To get additional advice, call the Tourist Protection Bureau hotline at 224-7888 in Lima or call toll free 0-800-4-2579 from all other cities.

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• Directory assistance: 103

• Tourist Information Office: 574-8000

• Tourist Protection Bureau: 587-8000

• International Flights: 575-1712

• Domestic Flights: 574-5529

  Traveler's cheques cancellation

• Thomas Cook: 241-5567, 444-5175

• American Express: 001-800-8602908

  Credit cards cancellation

• Visa: 421-2195, 441-3112, 427-2112, 428 -1001

• Master Card: 444-1891, 444-1892

• American Express: 330-4482, 3304484

• Diners Club: 221-2050

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