Useful information for travel to Peru

The information below is a quick guide of what you should know to travel to Peru. For more detailed information you can access the section information by topic, shown at the end of this article.

The telephone numbers for calls within the same region are 7 digits in Lima and 6 digits in other regions of Peru. Here are the most used telephone prefixes for Peru.

The currency of Peru is the "Sol". The following list shows the exchange rate of the foreign currency to the Sol (PEN).

Banks: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Restaurants: From 9:00 to 22.00 hours.
Stores: From 9:00 to 21:00 hours.
Markets: Supermarkets open their doors from 9:00 to 20:00 hours and central markets from 5:00 to 17:00 hours.

These schedules are referential and correspond to the main cities of the country; in small and remote towns these schedules may vary considerably.