Survival Guide - Discover Peru: Experience the Best of Peru - page 704

Telephone
Telephones - pay phones, call centers or cell phones - are widely available throughout the
country.
» Pay phones operated by Movistar ( www.movistar.com.pe ) are found in public areas and
work with phone cards that can be purchased at groceries and pharmacies.
» In urban areas, street vendors in fluorescent green vests rent cell phones by the minute.
This is a cheap and easy way to make domestic calls.
» Many internet cafes have 'net-to-phone' and 'net-to-net' capabilities (such as Skype), to
talk for pennies or even for free.
» Any telephone number beginning with a 9 is a cell-phone number. Numbers beginning
with 0800 are often toll-free only when dialed from private phones.
» To make a credit-card or collect call using AT&T, dial 0800-50288.
CELL PHONES
» It's possible to use a tri-band GSM world phone in Peru (GSM 1900). Other systems in
use are CDMA and TDMA. Check with your cell-phone provider before you depart.
» Cell-phone rentals are often available in major cities. These generally offer cheap pay-as-
you go plans that can be refilled at pharmacies and supermarkets.
» The easiest place to rent cell phones is in the baggage-claim section at the international
airport in Lima.
PHONE CARDS
Called tarjetas telefónicas, phone cards are widely available and are sold in various price
ranges. Some are designed specifically for international calls. Movistar and Claro are the
most common brands.
Dialing Peru
When calling Peru from abroad, dial the international access code for the country you're in, then Peru's country code
(51), then the area code (without the 0) and finally, the local number.