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Information of Perú |
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| Information for Traveler |
| Time: GMT/UTC minus 5 hours
Electricity: 220v, 60Hz
Rates of Shipment: The international flights from Lima are taxed with US$28, the international flights from the Cusco and Tacna are taxed with US$10, the tax for domestic flights is USS4 with exception of Ica where is US$5.
Documents: many of the citizens of the USA, Canada and West Europe only need a passport that is been worth until 6 months from its arrival. Citizens from other countries need visa that can be obtained in the Peruvian embassy in those countries. Vaccination certificate against the yellow fever is required for people who enter the Forest.
Health: The suggested vaccines are against the tetanuz, the Tiphoeidea, Hepatitis and Yellow Fever. You can take with you Diamox to prevent altitude sickness and ntibiotics like Ciproflaxen for digestion problems. To have some travel insurance is recommendable.
Climate: In the dry Coast most of the year is little rain but it’s covered by heavy clouds. From January to March the climate is sunny and warm. In the Andeans, the dry station is from April to nearly October, the days are clear and sunny and in the afternoons and nights it can be cold till even feel the frosts. During the humid season the temperature is moderate and very mild but many roads are muddy to go and the mountain paths can be closed. Nevertheless there are many opportunities during this time when tourists are a few. In the Rain Forest the seasons are similar to the Andeans.
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| Events |
| Many of the main celebrations are on the basis of religious activities.These are often very famous, specially in the High Andean regions where people usually meet themselves in celebrations dedicated to farming. Some of the greater events are:Carnival (February to March), particularly very popular in the High Andean zones; Inti Raymi (24 of June), the great celebration Cusco where the Incas are reminded with spectacular dances and parades with very colorful costumes; The Independence of Peru (28th July), in this day the Peruvians celebrate with great parades on the main avenues of the different regions from Peru; Anniversary of Arequipa (15th August), civic-religious festivities which last one week with different artistic and cultural activities, Bull’s fights, sport activities and burns of fireworks and the great parade of the friendship through the different streets from the historical area of Arequipa; All the Saints Day (2nd November) is famous for the present(food, drink and flowers) families bring to be placed on the tombs of their respective dead beings; and finally the Day of Puno (5th of November), where all the population dances to the compass of pan-pipeses and drummers. |
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| Money |
The official currency of Peru is the Nuevo Sol (S/.) divided in 100 cents. It circulates in coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents; 1, 2 and 5 Nuevos Soles and in bills of S/.10, 20, 50, 100 and 200.
The easiest currency to exchange is the American dollar, other currencies are only exchangeable in the larger cities. The money can be changed in the banks, exchange houses, first class hotels or hotels that offer guarantees during the stay. The VISA card is the mostly accepted credit card, but the credit cards demand 8% bank tax unless you are using it for a retirement of cash money (Peruvian money). |
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| Language |
| - Spanish: 80,3%
- Quechua: 16,2%
- Other Languages: 3,0%
- Foreign language: 0,2%
Like part of its cultural wealth, in Peru coexist a multitude of native languages. Although the Spanish is the official language, Quechua is an important inheritance of the Inca past and in many regions of the country it is still spoken with slight variations according to the zone.In addition, other dialects exist like Aymara (Puno) and diverse languages of the rain forest that tare distributed in a surprising variety of near 15 linguistic families which, still survive in these days, giving place to 38 different dialects.
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| Population |
| - Population 26,090,000 (2001).
- Urban: 72,3%
- Rural: 27,7%
Peru is an “all bloods ”country. Through its history, Peru has been the meeting point of different races and cultures. The Spaniards mixed with the native population, near 500 years ago. As a result of this mixture, enriched later with the European, Asian and African migrations, the representative Peruvian individual raises, in a nation whose ethnic wealth is one of its more important features. |
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| Extension |
| With 1.285.215 km2, Peru is third country of extension in South America, after Brazil and Argentina, placed thus among the 20 more extensive countries of the planet. It has, in addition, 200 sea miles and territorial possession on a surface of 60 million hectares in the Antartics. Peru is divided in 24 departments, plus the Constitutional Province of Callao. The capital of the country is Lima. |
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| Government |
| Peru is a democratic republic. The President and the members of the Congress are chosen every five years by universal voting. Present Constitutional President of Peru is Dr Alejandro Toledo Manrique (2001-2006).
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| Religion |
| Catholics: 89%; Evangelical: 7%; other Religions: 6%. Peru is a religious town by nature: the diversity of beliefs and the freedom of worship are showed through a variety of celebrations and rituals that gather much of the catholic fervor, part of the Spanish inheritance, like the mysticism of the millenarian pre-Hispanic cultures.
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Arequipa - Perú 2010 |
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