Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
( 330-0066;
www.isn.gob.pe
; Brasil 600,
Breña)
A pediatric hospital; gives tetanus and yellow-fever jabs.
www.boticafasa.com.pe
;
cnr Av José Larco 129-35, Miraflores)
and
InkaFarma
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( 315-9000, deliveries 314-2020;
www.inkafarma.com.pe
;
Al-
fredo Benavides 425, Miraflores)
are well-stocked chains and open 24 hours. They often
deliver free of charge.
You can have eyeglasses made cheaply by one of the opticians along Miró Quesada in
the vicinity of Camaná in Central Lima or around Schell and Av José Larco in Miraflores.
Money
Banks are plentiful and most have 24-hour ATMs, which tend to offer the best exchange
rates. Many of the big supermarkets also have ATMs. Use caution when making with-
drawals late at night.
Lima's
casas de cambio
(foreign-exchange bureaus) give similar or slightly better rates
than banks for cash, although not traveler's checks. They're found downtown on Ocoña
and Camaná, as well as along Av José Larco in Miraflores. Consider using street
moneychangers carefully as counterfeits are a problem. See the boxed text,
Click here
,
for tips on how to avoid fakes.
The following are some of the most useful options:
www.amextravelresources.com/offices
;
Av Santa Cruz 873, Miraflores; 8:30am-6pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)
Buy traveler's checks or replace lost ones.
www.bbvabancocontinental.com
;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9:30am-12:30pm Sat)
Central
ive of Visa; its ATMs also take Cirrus, Plus and MasterCard.
9am-6:30pm Mon-Fri, 9:30am-1pm Sat)
Central Lima
( 427-5600; cnr Lampa &
24-hour Visa and Plus ATMs; also gives cash advances on Visa, and changes Amex,
Citicorp and Visa traveler's checks. The Central Lima branch has incredible stained-glass
ceilings.
