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Peru Travel Planning & Travel Tips Embassy Contact Information: U.S. citizens living in or visiting Peru are encouraged to register at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Lima and obtain updated information on travel and security in Peru. The Consular Section is open for American Citizen Services, including registration, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon weekdays, excluding U.S. and Peruvian holidays. The U.S. Embassy is located in Monterrico, a suburb of Lima, at Avenida Encalada, Block Seventeen; telephone 51-1-434-3000 during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or 51-1-434-3032 for after-hours emergencies; fax 51-1-434-3065, or 434-3037, or 434-4182 (American Citizen Services Unit); Internet web site - http://peru.usembassy.gov. This website provides information, but it does not yet have interactive capability to respond to specific inquiries. The U.S. Consular Agency in Cusco is located in the Binational Center (Instituto Cultural Peruana Norte Americano, ICPNA) at Avenida Tullumayo 125; telephone 51-84-24-5102; fax 51-84-23-35-41;cellular phone 51-84-9-62-1369; Internet email consagentcuzco@terra.com.pe. The Consular Agency can provide information and assistance to U.S. citizen travelers who are victims of crime or need other assistance, but it cannot replacelost or stolen U.S. passports,which are processed at the U.S. Embassy in Lima. Peru Climate: There is no single climate in Peru-the deserts, jungles, mountain villages and coastal cities are each under the influence of different natural forces. And while there is no perfect time to see them all, February and March are fairly tolerable everywhere. The rainy season (a misnomer, really-it rarely rains) is June-September in Lima (humidity can be as high as 98% during this time) and November-March in the mountains. North and east highlands are subject to heavy rain from October-April. Along the Amazon, it's always hot and humid (it is a jungle, after all). Be sure to take a sweater (or something heavier) if you're going to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. The greatest number of foreign tourists visit Peru July-September-which is also when Peruvians take their vacations. It's best to avoid this time, as prices are high and hotels are crowded. Calling Internationally: Peru's telephone system has been much improved since it was privatized and acquired by Spain's Telefónica in the mid-1990s. (There are now several additional players in the market, including Bell South.) It is relatively simple to make local and long-distance domestic and international calls from pay phones, which accept coins and phone cards (tarjetas telefónicas). Most phone booths display country and city codes and contain instructions in English and Spanish. For local calls, you do not need to dial the area code (01 for Lima, 3 digits for all other cities); dial only the number. To make a long-distance call within Peru, dial the city code (including the zero) + telephone number. For international calls, dial 00 + country code + city code + telephone number. For information and directory assistance, dial tel. 103; for international dialing/operator assistance, dial tel. 108. Peru's country code is 51. Numbers beginning with 0800 within Peru are toll-free when called from a private phone (not from a public pay phone), but calling an 800 number in the States from Peru is not toll-free. In fact, it costs the same as an overseas call. The easiest way to make a long-distance call is to purchase a phone card (maximum S/30, or $9). Many of these cards, purchased at newspaper kiosks and street vendors who sell nothing else, are called "Tarjeta 147." To use such a card, first rub off the secret number. Dial the numbers 1-4-7 and then dial the 12-digit number on your card. A voice recording will tell you (in Spanish only) the value remaining on the card and instruct you to dial the desired telephone number. It will then tell you how many minutes you can expect to talk with the amount remaining. You can also make international calls from Telefónica offices and hotels, though surcharges levied at the latter can be extraordinarily expensive. A new and very inexpensive way to make international calls is through Internet software such as "Net2Phone," which more and more Internet booths in Peru are featuring. Rates are as low as 20¢ per minute to the United States. Some cabinas even have private booths from which to talk. Reception, however, can be spotty. Electricity:All outlets are 220 volts, 60 cycles AC (except in Arequipa, which operates on 50 cycles) with two-prong outlets that accept both flat and round prongs. Some large hotels also have 110-volt outlets. Travel Insurance for Peru Trips: You should consider the benefits of travel insurance as part of your Peru travel planning. Most travelers look for travel tips that discuss the importance of travel insurance and travel insurance through AIG Travel Guard can provide important coverage for your trip. Whether you’re taking a family vacation or business trip, AIG Travel Guard has a plan for your Peru travel. These plans may include valuable medical expense coverage, trip interruption, medical emergency assistance and treatment services and more. And with AIG Travel Guard’s 24-hour assistance line, your coverage can act as a travel guide should your plans change.* For more than 20 years, AIG Travel Guard’s plans have covered millions
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