Peru Travel Information
Safety and Health
Addiional information regarding Safety and Security and Personal Health may be found on the FAQ menu. The following is a list of useful sites regarding safety, security, and/or health:
Students Abroad This site provides excellent travel information and links to the websites that provide information in regard to safety and health.
For more information on Women Traveling in India click here.
U.S. Embassy in Peru
U.S. State Department Peru Background Notes
Overseas Security and Advisory Council
Center for Disease Control
World Health Organization
Visas
For U.S. citizens, a visa is not required for tourist stay of up to 90 days, extendible after arrival. Tourists need onward /return ticket. Further information, contact Consulate General of Peru in Washington DC, 1625 Massachusetts Ave. NW, suite 605, Washington DC 20036 (202-4621081/4/5) or nearest Consulate. Internet: http://www.consuladoperu.com
For Visa information and requirements please see the following:
Flight Information
As an Isla participant, you are responsible for booking your own flight from you home to your international destination. Isla will give you the date and time of your expected arrival. Isla will provide transportation from the airport to the orientation site for you and a group of Isla participants. In regard to the summer program in Peru, your program fees include a round trip airline ticket from Lima to the Ucayali region.
Please note that it is important that all Isla participants be picked up at the airport by Isla staff at the same time. It is therefore critical that you arrange for your flight to arrive at the airport at the designated time given to you by Isla. Please note that your fees cover only the cost of your pick up at the designated arrival time. If you miss the pick-up, you are responsible for covering the cost of transportation from the airport to the orientation site.
Which airlines are recommended? American and Peruvian carriers are recommended for the international portion of your flight, such as LAN Peru, American, Continental, Delta, and Spirit Airlines. Isla recommends that you select a flight that is the shortest and offers enough time for your layovers. Please note that we do not recommend flights with Latin American airlines, such as TACA, that have stopovers in Colombia or Central America.
Please also remember to arrive will arrive in time for the group pickup at the airport in Lima.
You may wish to book your flight through a travel agent or through one of the many internet travel organizations, such as:
KAYAK – Connects you to flight bookings with Kayak, Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire.
How do I find Isla staff when I arrive at the airport?After you have gone through passport and customs control, please make your way to the exit where you will find a Village Earth and/or Isla staff person holding a large Village Earth/Isla sign.
If I cannot meet the group for the scheduled pickup how do I get to the orientation site? If possible, you must let the Village Earth/Isla staff know in advance if you are unable to meet the group at the designated arrival time. It is important that you contact us so that we can give you directions to the orientation site. Also, please remember that you will be responsible for the cost of transportation and any other additional costs.
Resources
News - Indigenous Peruvians
Indigenous People - Servindi is really good as far as news about and a voice for the indigenous peoples. Spanish language only.
Shipibo Nation - Spanish language only.
AIDESEP - Spanish language only.
Village Earth
News - Peru
Travel Guides
Lonely Planet Peru
Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Central and South America
DK Eyewitness Travel, Peru
Insight Guides Peru
The Rough Guide to Peru 7
Travel Websites
Lonely Planet Introducing Peru
Peru Travel Guide
Lima Travel Guide
Books of Interest
Savages, by Joe Kane. 1995. Although it takes place in Ecuador, it still gives a really good insight into the problems indigenous peoples are facing with regard to oil development. The situation is the similar in Peru as it is in Ecuador. Liberation Through Land Rights in the Peruvian Amazon by Pedro Garcia Hierro, Soren Hvalkof, and Andrew Gray. 1998. The publisher writes “this book is an attempt to reflect the process of implementing an ambitious project of territorial planning in the Ucayali region for the demarcation and titling of indigenous communities”.
Language
Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach, by Margarita Madrigal. 2001.
Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish
