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Central Pacific coast of South America.
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With 1,285,215 square km. Peru is the third-largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina, ranking it amongst the world's 20 largest nations. Peru is divide into three regions: coast, mountains and jungle; also holds sway over the sea up to 200 miles from the coast and has territorial rights to an area of 60 million hectares in the Antarctic. It´s divided into 24 departments, being Lima the capital of the country.
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29, 798, 000.
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Spanish. Also English, French, Italian, spoken in most hotels and restaurants.
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5 hours behind the Greenwich Meridian Time (-5 GMT).
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220 V, 60Hz. It is recommendable to carry an adaptor for flat plugs.
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The official currency in Peru is the Nuevo Sol (S/.), which is divided into 100 centimos. The currency includes coins for 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimos and 1, 2 and 5 sol coins. There are bills in the denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Nuevos Soles.
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°C: 22 – 18. °F 72 – 66. No precipitations.
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US$ to S/. 2.70 aprox € to S/. 3.50
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Country area code: +51. Lima area code: 01. Peru features a far-reaching telephone network that provides services for national and international long-distance calls from private telephone lines and public cabins. There are also currently 1.3 million clients who have cellular phones, and satellite communications are currently being developed.
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A number of service providers across the country has given the public access to Internet. Known in Peru as Cabinas Internet, the average cost of an hour's connection is S/.3,50 (US$1).
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Lima is 14 airports equipped to receive commercial flights and 10 ready for international flights: Lima, Arequipa, Chiclayo, Pisco, Pucallpa, Iquitos, Cusco, Trujillo, Tacna and Juliaca.17 airlines operating international flights and 7 airline companies, offering domestic flights.
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Use of public transportation, such as taxis or buses is common in Peru. However, we encourage you to always use company owned taxis. Hotel personal should be able to provide you with information regarding certified companies. No tip is usually given to Taxi drivers.
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Peru is a democratic republic. The president and members of Congress are elected every five years by universal suffrage. The current constitutional president of Peru is Ollanta Humala Tasso (2011-2016). Peru is a nation of mixed ethnic origins. Throughout its history, Peru has been the meeting ground for different nations and cultures. The indigenous population was joined 500 years ago by the Spaniards. As a result of this encounter, and later enriched by the migration of African blacks, Asians and Europeans, Peruvian man emerged as the representative of a nation whose rich ethnic mix is one of its leading characteristics. As part of its rich cultural tradition, Peru features many different languages. Although Spanish is commonly spoken across the country, Quechua is a major legacy of the Inca empire, and is still spoken with regional dialects in many parts of Peru. In addition, other languages are spoken such as Aymara (in Puno) and a startling variety of dialects in the Amazon jungle, which are divided up into 15 linguistic families and 43 different languages. |
