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Time Zone

UTC (-5)

Yachting Essentials

Electricity

  • Voltage: 220 V*
  • Frequency: 60 Hz*

*Talara 110/220 V; Arequipa 50 Hz

Water

At the Yacht Club Peruano, Callao (Lima) and the Ancon YC, Las Colinas.

Fuel

At the Yacht Club Peruano, Callao (Lima) and the Ancon YC, Las Colinas.

LPG

Arrange with the Yacht Club Peruano.

Haulout and Repairs

Ask at the Yacht Club Peruano about repairs.

Travel lift at the Ancon YC, Las Colinas.

Marine Supplies

Ask at the Yacht Club Peruano about marine supplies.

Opening Hours

Money

Nuevo Sol (S/) of 100 centimos.

Outside Lima and Cuzco, changing traveller’s cheques is difficult.

ATMs distribute primarily $100solas – a unit which most stores are hesitant to take for both fear of counterfeiting and the fact that they rarely carry enough small change. Take the notes to a bank and get them changed into $10 and $5 solas.

Many ATMs dispense both local currency (Nuevos soles) and US dollars.

Credit cards attract a significant surcharge.

Communications

The International Dialing Code for Peru is +51.

Ensure cell phone provider can offer phone coverage in Peru. Ask to be upgraded to international roaming.

Consider renting a cell phone or SIM card to use with your personal cell phone if your cellular company does not offer coverage in Peru.

Internet cafes can be found in most towns and cities now, with a reasonable speed connection.

Diplomatic Missions

Foreign Embassies in Peru

 

Emergencies

  • Police – Dial 105
  • Fire – Dial 116

Publications


  • Cook Islands, Peru: Kon Tiki

    A true classic: On April 28, 1947, the author and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land - the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. This is the record of an... Read More
  • Peru: Lonely Planet Peru (Travel Guide)

    Available from Bluewater Books (enter coupon code NOON for discount)... Read More
  • Reeds 9-Language Handbook

    The pocket dictionary is centered around clear, color, annotated diagrams, such as parts of the rig and engine, in each nautical subject area, and makes it very easy and convenient to translate between nine languages (English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Portuguese and Greek). The diagrams can easily be... Read More
  • Spanish for Cruisers

    The new edition of this extremely useful guide has a host of new features that will make life even easier for sailors visiting Spanish speaking countries. By: Kathy Parsons Publisher: ‎Paradise Cay Publications; 2nd edition (October 1, 2008) ISBN-13: ‎978-0967590523 See full report here... Read More
  • The Five Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers

    An impressive small boat voyage and true story. Stephen Ladd and partner Ginny adapt a 2 masted trailer sailor that draws only 9 inches for a "voyage" along the coastline and rivers of South America. They row and sail, exploring the Amazon and nineteen other rivers with portages between. Making... Read More
  • The Illustrated Boat Dictionary in 9 Languages

    An invaluable book for anyone sailing outside their native country. Published by Adlard Coles Nautical (January 2014), See more details here  ... Read More

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