Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
216, San Isidro, Lima)
Gay-owned tour agency based in Lima, with a multilingual website.
PRACTICALITIES
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Electricity
Electrical current is 220V/60Hz AC. Standard outlets accept round prongs, some have dual-voltage
outlets which take flat prongs.
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Magazines
The best-known political and cultural weekly is
Caretas
(
www.caretas.com.pe
)
, while
Etiqueta Negra
(
etiquetanegra.com.pe
) focuses exclusively on culture. A good bilingual travel publication is the monthly
Rumbos
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Newspapers
Peru's right-leaning
El Comercio
(
www.elcomercioperu.com.pe
)
is the leading daily. There's also the
slightly left-of-center
La República
(
www.larepublica.com.pe
)
and
Peruvian Times
(
www.peruviantimes.com
)
in
English.
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Online Resources
Helpful online resources in English are
http://expatperu.com
and
www.theperuguide.com
.
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TV
Cable and satellite TV are widely available for local programming, a fix of CNN and even Japanese news.
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Video
Videos work on the NTSC system.
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Weights & Measures
Peru uses the metric system but gas (petrol) is measured in US gallons.
