Before the trip - To take - About the flight and the arrival - About money and currency - About health and comfort - About security - Security in Lima - About local transportation - About the departure and after getting back

• Check if the given notes (change, exchange) aren't fake.
• Prefer cash over traveller checks to travel. In fact, they are difficult to change in Peru.
• Get an international credit card, now there are cash dispensers anywhere in Peru. Notice that Visa cards are the most accepted ones.
• Most of the time (in restaurants, hotels, bars, stores, etc.), dollar is accepted (check however the exchange rate); for other places (small stores, handcraft, etc.), only the Sol is accepted. So, think about taking with you both, Soles and Dollars.
• Bargaining is a rule, even in some stores with printed prices.
• For domestic flights, you have to pay at the airport a 12 soles tax, for each flight.
• Peruvian currency is the New Sol (Nuevo Sol - S/.) and the exchange rate varies everyday.