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Peru travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Peru: travel advice level, plug type A/B/C, 220V, emergency 911, currency PEN.

📷 Lima · JulioKuLu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-11-06

Latest change (original, English)
New information about Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Peru from 11-16 November, including increased security measures and travel disruption (’Warnings and insurance’ page).

↗ Read the full official advice

⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalLima
CurrencyPEN
LanguagesSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
Calling code+51
Emergency numbers911 · 106 · 111 · 117
Plug typesType A, Type B, Type C
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population34M
Type AType BType C

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Protontorniyo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tobias Deml · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bob Ramsak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Jimmy Harris · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Christian Lambiotte / European Communities, 1991 / EC - Audiovisual Service · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Thomas Somerscales · Public domain · Commons
Juan Lepiani · Public domain · Commons
Martín Tovar y Tovar · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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