Peru

Peru

Peru Travel Tips

G-Free Travel Rating

8/10

Major Airport

Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM)

Official Language

Spanish

Currency:

The Sol

Power Outlets:

Types A, B & C

Eating Gluten Free in Peru

Navigating a gluten free diet in Peru can be an enriching experience. Traditional Peruvian cuisine, with its emphasis on fresh ingredients, offers a variety of gluten free options. However, when dining at a restaurant it is important to communicate your dietary restrictions clearly. Some restaurants in Lima and Cuzco have the gluten free symbol on the menu items they can prepare gluten free. Peru sees enough tourists that accommodating dietary restrictions on tours is not an issue. Overall, with careful research, one can easily vacation in Peru without much worry.

Best Time to Visit Peru

From the peaks of the Andes Mountain Range to the Peruvian Amazon to a desert oasis in the middle of Huacachina to its long coastal line along the Pacific Ocean, Peru has many different landscapes and climate zones.
May to October (dry season) is their winter. This is the best time to visit if planning on more outdoor activities. It has low rainfall in the Andes and offers great views of their peaks and Machu Picchu.
November to April (wet season) is their summer. If you can handle the rainfall, there will be less crowds and lower prices. If planning a trip along the coast for swimming or surfing then this is the time for you. The water temp is a comfortable temperature and the skies are clear.

Entry Requirements

Passport: 6-month validity on your passport with at least 1 blank page
VISA: Required…FREE and completed at the port of entry.
Vaccinations: None required. Recommend typhoid vaccine. Yellow Fever vaccine is recommended for people traveling to the Amazon area. Please see additional information for the yellow fever vaccine recommendation.
Currency: Money needs to be crisp with minimal wrinkles and no tears. Also, needs to be newer than 2009.

Interesting facts about Peru

- Peru is home to over 4 million Alpacas, which is more than 70% of the world’s population!
- ~30% of the Andes Mountain range is in Peru. Including Rainbow Mountain.
  - Rainbow Mountain slowly began to reveal itself as its snow caps began to melt and its unique mineral composition started to reveal is now multicolored landscape.
  - A phenomenon that many tourists add on to their trip to Peru.
- Nazca lines found in the desert plains of Peru are considered one of the world’s archeological enigmas.
  - They are massive geoglyphs that range from plants and animals to large geometrical figures that can truly only be appreciated from the air.
  - Predominantly created by the Nazca civilization with some predating all the way back to the Paracas people (400-200 BC).
- The famous Peruvian Poncho can take up to 6 months to complete.
  - The process includes spinning and dying the wool and then weaving it into colorful and intricate designs.
  - A process that hasn’t changed much for over 2 millenniums!