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Country |
Peru |
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Currency |
Sole. US$1=3.46 soles |
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Fuel costs |
S/2.00 - S/2.30 per litre for diesel |
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Places to stay/camp |
Very few commercial campsites, and it's hard to find secure
overnight parking in towns. Good bush camping, generally. Cold at the high altitudes even in the summer. |
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Other information |
GMT-5 hrs.
No visas necessary for UK or SA passport holders. Didn't need the carnet.
Good, cheap Intenet apparently available in all major towns. Very good
major roads, but minor roads are treacherous - can be impassable in the wet.
Much more tourist oriented than Bolivia - can be expensive. Food and
drink in restaurants is noticeably more pricey than Bolivia, but cheap if
you order the set menus. Lots of discriminatory pricing. Toll roads are
common but cheap - a dollar or two per hundred km. |
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