Recommendations
Health care, tourist information and safety

Health care
Peru generally maintains good health conditions. Hospitals and clinics provide adequate services, specially in Lima and the other main cities.

It is recommended that you take the proper measures to protect yourself, specially from mosquito bites, in order to prevent infection from, among other diseases, yellow fever (vaccination) and malaria (repellant and medication). Consult your doctor before traveling.

A yellow fever vaccination is required for traveling to jungle cities, and it must be administered at least 10 days before your trip. If not, it will not be effective.

To avoid altitude sickness or soroche, we suggest you to ascend gradually in order to become acclimatized, rest on the first day of your arrival, eat light foods, drink plenty of water and keep lemon candies at hand. If you have heart problems consult your doctor.

To keep from getting gastrointestinal infections, we recommend you take care when eating raw foods. Drink bottled or boiled water and do not eat food from street vendors.

Tourist Information and Assistance Service
During your stay in Peru, you have the right to receive the agreed upon tourist services to the quality and with the characteristics that are promised by the companies offering them. If this is not the case, you have the right to complain or to make a claim against them. To do so, you may contact Iperu, Tourist Information and Assistance Service.

Safety
During your visit to Peru, it is important that you take the precautions that are shared among the world’s main cities and tourist destinations, such as not neglecting your belongings in public places or avoiding deserted places at night. Besides, we recommend taking the following:

Consider getting a copy of your passport, airplane tickets, and credit cards; likewise, think about the option of leaving your personal documents in the safekeeping of the hotel and taking the copies with you.

Discover where the unsafe areas of the city are and avoid visiting them, especially at night. Also consult the appropriate hours for visiting tourist attractions.

If you must exchange money, do so in banks, exchange houses, or in your hotel. Avoid doing this in plain sight.

If you drive a car, try using a parking garage or similar service. Do not leave it in dark spots or leave valuables in plain sight.