They are 4 months of travel in Peru. While there have been at the following locations: Lima, Miraflores, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Cajamarca, Huaraz, Chavin, Piura, Mancora and Cusco. Here are some of the things I learned and what advice to anyone planning to spend some time in this beautiful country. These tips are certainly useful for most other Latin American countries.
1. Bring a guide book.
Buy one before you go because there iseach in English when you arrive. Make sure that it is currently, as such obsolete fairly quickly. These guides are always references to places to visit, eat or sleep. They usually have good advice for travelers. And they make great reading during the trip.
2. Bring earplugs.
This will help stifle the call early in the morning awakening of the taxi and the most disgusting film that shows the strongBuses more. I like the cheap foam ear plugs that you can get to the pharmacy. I recommend buying a big box with 20 or so. At least they are easy to carry.
3. Travel light.
Are you sure you carry around all this stuff? I'm much happier with less weight to carry.
4. Riding the bus.
Most Peruvians commuters between the cities by bus. In fact, on the roads between cities are barely visible, personal vehicles.Only buses and trucks.
There are several bus lines in Peru, and are two dimensions to two floors. The lowest level is first class. The seats are bigger, there are only about 10 seats, and the bathroom is closer. The upper level is just a little 'less. Like maybe $ 5 less. The problem is that with the upper level will be stronger (child or the man snoring next to you) or smelly (men with low cost Cologne), or sleep too intimate (person next to you and yourShoulder as a pillow).
If the bus trip is the longest shot on the first class seats to waste. It 's definitely a more comfortable ride. When you buy your ticket, you can usually choose your seat. If you're really feeling adventurous, and the bus leaves the coast to the Andes, I recommend the place directly above the driver in the front row. This is a window view of the journey down the mountain, which is hilarious. But there is also a tent in case it becomesscary.
5. Taxi Driver
Do you think people go crazy in the U.S.? No matter what city I go to the taxi driver was quick, rarely use signals, free to cross the large number of intersections without traffic lights or stop signs in all directions, and appear together on a series of beeps and blips to communicate from their horns. It 's like a secret code to Taxistas Morse. The good news is that I have an accident when I was there. I think thePeruvian taxi drivers have to maneuver in the troop valve itself. So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!
6. Not the right walkway.
The concept simply does not exist in Peru. Pedestrians have the right to interrupt the path of oncoming traffic, because it works for you. One of the things I was weirded out, I'd be on the sidewalk in a small town on foot. Then there would be a taxi behind me and honk at me as if I needed aAttention to exit, although there is no other traffic on the road and the car was at least 20 feet from the sidewalk. This happens a lot, and I have decided that they are alone and just say hello.
7. Going to Cusco
The bus ride from Cusco is approximately 24 hours, then you may consider flying. I did not and spent a frightening journey from Cusco to Lima. He had secured a landslide that traffic for hours. We were the first to go down there (the mountain) and the bus driver decided to try to drive the bus on the cliff! Since then we have almost killed him, stopped the bus and we all went down and helped to remove the stones from the road for a few hours in the middle of the night. Kinda surreal.
8. Money
My credit card has worked well throughout the country. The best thing to do is bring a small amount and get money from ATMs as you need. I also have the bulk of the money hidden in a safe placecontain a smaller amount in the bag. Then, in the unlikely event that I stole, I only lose a bit '. I learned that trick actually live in Chicago, where the probability of a private way is greater.
The other thing I would do differently, is more than one bank account. It would certainly be useful if I lost my bank card in Cusco! And be sure to have all your bank know that you are in Peru and the days that are there. Otherwise, they will draw wellConnect your account on suspicion of fraud.
9. Food and water
In general, the food is cheap. It 's more hygienic than the restaurants in the stands in the street or in markets. Some street vendors selling simple things like a plate of potatoes or corn. There is also a delicious quinoa soup that can be found on the streets of Lima. In general, meat is going to have a better chance of transmission of bacteria and microbes from unsanitary practices and do not washCutlery correctly. The way simple vegetarian food is probably much safer. I am a certified food handler, I speak of the passing of a test.
Water should always be boiled to kill bacteria. So on the safe side, order your drinks without ice. There are a lot of mineral water. I used to buy one-liter bottles. Unfortunately, there is a huge problem with non-recycled plastic bottles in Peru, but I'm not sure how to avoid my mineral water duringTravel.
One of my favorite things was to have squeezed orange juice in the morning. In many cities there is a seller of orange juice that has a self-made home. He or she defines the orange in a vise and manually turn the knife against an orange peel all in 2 seconds. Then, the Orange is in a hand press. The juice is in a glass back up when you're done serving. It is a container of water and soap used to wash the stand builtGlasses.
10. Hostels
A private room in a hostel is usually at night, about $ 10. They are much cheaper than hotels, and usually just as beautiful. It 's a bit less for a common room where you get the chance to meet other travelers around, you hear snoring and being awakened in the middle of the night, when you stumble in drunk. If you have a good night's sleep is worth, I suggest you find a room to himself. And if you want a guest, you can. Usuallymust pay for the guest, though.
If you find the cheapest places to stay, then look hippie artisans to sell their goods. Usually gather in the square. They usually travel from one place to another, following tourist destinations in different seasons. It stays where it is cheaper. These places are a bit 'off the beaten path and you can only Gringo there to stay, but will be an interesting experience.
These ten tips arewhat I learned from my own experience. You can find many useful tips for your guide. to name one thing that is really a bit. Internet access is cheap and easily available in every city I went. So this is not something to fear.
