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Airport
Customs
There are no restrictions on lap
tops, cameras, sports gear and similar items for the regular tourist or
business traveler. Up to US$300 in gifts may be brought in, with no
single item valued at more than US$100. When bringing in unaccompanied
baggage that includes items other than clothing and standard suitcase
contents, such as your household goods, use a relocation company and/or
customs agent.
Transport into town
Taxis at the airport charge about US$15 to destinations in San
Isidro, Miraflores, about US$25 to La Molina or Monterrico. Mitsui,
CMV and Taxi Green have taxi stands within the arrivals building,
and charge approximately US$20 for the San Isidro area. The
Super Shuttle Airport is a bus service for up to six passengers, with
rates between $10 and $30, depending on the destination and number of
passengers. Phone 517-2556 or check www.supershuttleairport.com
There is also the Urbanito bus service, prior reservations,
that can be hired for airport transport to and from hotels or private
addresses. (http://www.urbanito.com.pe/aerupuerto.htm).
Flight information
Airport arrival and departure times at the Jorge Chavez International Airport –check on http://www.lap.com.pe/ingles or call Tel. 511-6055 |
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- If you’re on a budget,
don’t think you’ll get a cheaper ride into town by hailing a taxi
outside the airport gates – you’re too obvious a target just there, and
you could easily land up being dumped in an unknown part of town,
minus your suitcase and wallet. Invest in an authorized taxi at the
arrivals area, or hop on the Urbanito bus (see above).
- Don’t lead others into temptation:
-When traveling to or
from the airport, or anywhere in town, in a standard automobile (as
opposed to a bus or high-seated 4x4), keep even hand luggage in the
truck, or under your seat or on the floor of the car (including
handbags, laptops, shopping bags, etc). You’ll avoid tempting thieves
who see a a traffic jam or traffic light as an opportunity to smash the
car window and snatch whatever is on the seat.
-Avoid using expensive
or very noticeable jewelry, especially gold jewelry. (Take advantage
of the great local designs in silver, a metal unattractive to thieves
because of the low resale value).
- Antiquities
– Pre-Columbian pottery and textiles, and Colonial paintings, are not
allowed to be taken out of the country. If you buy replicas of pots or
paintings, make sure you can obtain a certificate or bill of sale from
the shop – experts are not always on duty at the airport when you leave
and you could miss your flight and face complications if an unschooled
customs officer prefers to play safe rather than sorry.
- Keep away from drugs,
and from anyone you don’t know well offering them. Drug sentences are
as harsh for marihuana as they are for cocaine or heroin, and there is
no legal differentiation between personal use and trafficking.
Sentences are 10 to 15 years in prison, with parole to be completed
within the country. It’s worth remembering that in Peru, as everywhere
else, a high percentage of drug arrests are the result of tip-offs.
Also, there are occasions when an offer to provide drugs is a scam to
blackmail you.
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CELLULAR / MOBILE phones
You can buy a mobile/cellular phone at the airport, and in the city at
all Ripley and Saga Falabella department stores, at E.Wong and Plaza
Vea supermarkets. You can also contact the phone companies directly:
Telefonica www.telefonica.com.pe and Tel. 215-7400
Claro www.claro.com.pe and Tel. 0801-123-23 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0801-123-23 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Nextel www.nextel.com.pe and Tel. 0800-188-44 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0800-188-44 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
THE CLIMATE
Lima lies on the coastal desert, cooled by the Humboldt ocean current running north from Antarctica.
Its summers – December through March-- are sunny, pleasantly hot , with cool evenings (the exception
is when the warm El Niño current appears every few years, raising temperatures and the humidity level).
Winters in Lima are cool and damp, and a gray fog sits over the city for much of the months between
May and November. It never rains in Lima, but a heavy mist or even drizzle is not infrequent during
the winter.
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Month
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Mean
Temperature oC/ oF
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Mean
Total Rainfall (mm)
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Daily
Minimum
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Daily
Maximum
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Jan
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19.1 / 66.4 |
25.8 / 78.4 |
0.9 |
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Feb
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19.4 / 66.9 |
26.5 / 79.7 |
0.3 |
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Mar
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19.2 / 66.6 |
26.0 / 75.7 |
4.9 |
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Apr
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17.6 / 63.7 |
24.3 / 75.7 |
0.0 |
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May
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16.1 / 61.0 |
21.7 / 71.1 |
0.1 |
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Jun
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15.3 / 59.5 |
19.7 / 65.7 |
0.3 |
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Jul
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15.0 / 59.0 |
18.7 / 65.7 |
0.3 |
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Aug
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14.6 / 58.3 |
18.4 / 65.1 |
0.3 |
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Sep
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14.6 / 58.3 |
18.7 / 65.7 |
5.4 |
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Oct
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15.2 / 59.4 |
19.9 / 67.8 |
0.2 |
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Nov
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16.4 / 61.5 |
21.9 / 71.4 |
0.0 |
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Dec
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17.7 / 63.9 |
23.9 / 75.0 |
0.3 |
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