Credit Cards
Most of the establishments accept the most popular credit cards such as: Visa, Master Card, Diners and American Express. American Express Travelers' Checks are used with some limitations; consult with the establishment weather they are accepted or not. When a payment is done with a credit card, be sure to pay the amount of the service or items acquired. Visa is the most widely accepted credit card in Peru.
The telephone numbers to receive information about these credit cards in Peru are: American Express 01-424-9066; MasterCard 01-444-33-24; Diners Club 01-221-2050 and Visa 01-242-2975.
Air flights
There are flights and connections from Lima to all the main cities of Peru, except for Huancayo, Huaraz and Ica. If your flight is domestic you must re-confirm your plain tickets 48 hours before and if it is international, 72 hours before.
Airport Tax
At all airports, all international departing passengers are required to pay an airport tax of $31.00. For domestic flights passengers are required to pay an airport tax of $5.84. The payment has to be done in cash before boarding the plane. For international arrivals, an additional quantity of 15 dollars must be paid.
Taxis
In Lima and in the main cities, there is a large quantity of taxis with very reasonable prices. Taximeters are not used in Peru; therefore the price must be negotiated before taking the taxi. Ask where you are staying about the average fares to your destination. No tips are usually given to taxi drivers.
Tips vary depending on the customer’s satisfaction with the quality of the service provided. It is very common to give the natives a small tip after taking a picture with them.
Communications
· International and long distance national can be made from public pay phones. Country
and city codes usually appear in the telephone booths.
· To make an international call dial : 00 + country code + city code + telephone
number.
· To call from one city to another dial: 0 + city code + telephone number.
· Pay phones take coins and cards, which are sold in newsstands and supermarkets.
·Verify that you are buying the card corresponding to the telephone company of the
Telephone you want to use.
· To obtain information about telephone numbers dial: 103.
· To obtain information about domestic or international flights dial: (01) 575-1712 /
574-5529.
Internet Access
Public Internet booths, locally known as cabinas, are available in the main cities of the country, but few have the same category of a cybercafé. Most of them are simple cubicles with terminals. The average hour cost is less than $1.00. Most cabinas now have softwares that allow making very inexpensive international telephone calls through Internet.