The Peruvian postal service is reasonably
efficient, if slightly irregular. Letters from
Europe and the US generally take around one or
two weeks - occasionally less - while outbound
letters to Europe or the US seem to take between
ten days and three weeks. Stamps for airmail
letters to the UK, the US, and to Australia and
New Zealand all cost around $1.
Be aware that parcels are particularly
vulnerable to being opened en route - in either
direction - and expensive souvenirs can't be
sure of leaving the building where you mail them.
Likewise, Peruvian postal workers are liable to
"check" incoming parcels which contain cassettes
or interesting foods.
Poste restante
You can have mail sent to you poste restante
care of any main post office (Correo Central),
and, on the whole, the system tends to work
quite smoothly. Have letters addressed: full
name (last name in capitals), Poste Restante,
Lista de...
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Telephones
With a little patience you can make
international calls from just about any town in
the country. In recent years the telephone
system has dramatically improved, partly due to
being taken over by a Spanish telephone company
and partly because...
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The media
There are many poor-quality newspapers and
magazines available on the streets of Lima and
throughout the rest of Peru. Many of the
newspapers stick mainly to sex and sport, while
magazines tend to focus on terror and violence
and the frequent deaths...
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The Internet
Peru has good Internet connections, with cyber
cafés and Internet cabins in the most unlikely
of small towns breaking down barriers of
distance more effectively than the telephone
ever did. Lima and Cusco have abundant Internet
facilities,...
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