Airport tax for International flights $ 31.00 - S/. 97.19
Airport tax for National flights $ 5.84 - S/. 18.31
Articles that do not pay taxes
Passenger s personal clothing
Passenger s personal beauty products
Passenger s objects and jewelry
Electric Hair dryer or brus
Electric Shaver
Photo camera and 5 rolls of film
You are allowed to bring phonograph discs, magnetic tapes, compact discs or cassettes, up to 10 items combined
Five video tapes
One electronic calculator
Medicine for personal use
Books, magazines and documents in general
Up to twenty (20) cigarette packs (two cartons) or fifty cigars or 200 grams of tobacco (powder or strings)
Up to 3 liters of liquor
Up to three hundred U.S. dollars (US$300) in various personal articles for the passengers use or as gifts, that by content, quantity, variety or nature will not become for business purpose and as long as the value of said articles do not exceed one hundred US dollars (US$100) each
One mechanical, electric or electronic type writer
One video camera that will not be of professional use and up to five (5) rolls or cassettes
A battery portable radio, or combined with cassette recorder, or a cassette player, or a conventional disc player, or the combination of these elements
A wind or string music
Suit cases, bags or other container that may constitute as part of the passenger”s luggage
All items declared as luggage in the passengers Declaration Slip on entering the country
One pet (alive animal); considering the State Sanitary Regulations and as long as it arrives as part of the passenger”s luggage
In case of ill or impaired passengers, the equipment and auxiliary utensils to mobilize him (her), (such as wheel chair, sick bed, crutches, etc.)
Luggage subject to Special Customs Treatment
Passengers may bring one thousand U.S. dollars (US$1000) CIF value articles as luggage not included in the above list by paying 20% tax, and for a maximum of three thousand U.S. dollars (US$3000)
In case of any electric, electronic, tools, spare parts, or equipment used by (and for) the passenger”s profession or trade, only one item each
CLIMATECLIMATE
Average temperature in the summer season (December to March) is 26º Celsius (79º F)
Average temperature during winter ranges from 12º C (54º F) to 15º C (60º F)
Climate varies considerably in Peru s different regions
In our coast temperature starts at 13º C (55º F) and in the summer it goes up to 28º C (82º F)
In our Andes (sierra) temperature may drop down to 5º C (41º F)
There is tropical weather in our jungle
CURRENCY
New Sol (Nuevo Sol) (S/.) is Peru”s official currency divided in 100 centimos. Current use of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimos and 1, 2 and 5 Nuevos Soles coins, and 10, 20, 50. 100 and 200 Nuevos Soles bills
U.S. Dollar bills are accepted in most businesses, restaurants and gas stations at the day”s exchange rate
The majority of businesses accept almost all known credit cards (such as VISA, Master Card, Diners & American Express
