i am going to peru for two weeks in july to minister to orphans and perform and evangelistic drama. i will be sightseeing while im there... does anyone have any tips for me on what to bring, what immunizations to get, where to go, etc? thanks so much!
2007-03-18 09:49:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Latin America ➔ Peru
Yo don't need to get any shots, unless you are going to the jungle, in which case you need yellow fever shots. It's winter in July, so bring long sleeves and jackets. It's not very cold in Lima, but the high humidity makes it feel worse than it really is.
As for sightseeing the safest bet is the main square (called "plaza de Armas" or "Plaza Mayor" in spanish). There you will see the government palace, the cathedral, San Francisco Church, the Osambela House, Congress, the old Inquisition and a bunch of other sites. The changing of the palace guard is at midday and, if you're still there at lunchtime, I recommend T'anta, behind the Municipality in "paseo de los escribanos").
If you are looking more for Inca or Pre-inca, try having lunch at "La Huaca" restaurant which is overlooking an old pre-inca sanctuary in Miraflores. If you're a little more adventurous, you might try to get to Pachacamac, an old pre-inca and inca sanctuary.
If you just want to chill out, go to "Larco Mar" a great place full of restaurants and bars overlooking the sea (close to the Marriott Hotel) in the Miraflores district.
2007-03-18 12:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by MSDC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went there 3 summers ago on a mission trip as well. I was also there in July. One thing with your clothes - bring layers. What I wore was a t-shirt or long sleeved t-shirt and a light sweater and a light jacket. You don't need to wear it all at the same time during the afternoon, but the nights get a little cool.
As far as immunizations - that is something you really should talk to your doctor about. I had to have Hepatitus A and Hepatitus B shots (one of them is a series of 3 shots while the other is a series of 2 - start getting them now so that you have at least 2 of the 3 shots for the one that requires 3 because you'll be more protected). You should also have a tetanus shot. If you're only staying in Lima, don't get anything for malaria. You're not going to be exposed to it since there aren't mosquitos in Lima in their winter. The reason I got the other shots is because of the exposure we were going to have with certain individuals. Plus you should definitely be up on your tetanus shots anyways for your own safety here in the US too.
Hopefully your mission team will bring water for you guys or purchase it for you. You'll need to drink a lot of water.
Oh and bring toilet paper with you. I didn't bring it and found a lot of the bathrooms lacking toilet paper. Also, public bathrooms in a lot of areas are kind of gross. We went to a poor area to minister to the locals and the government building had the worst bathrooms of them all. I then went to a restaurant nearby and in order for us to use their bathroom, we had to pay them.
As far as sights - we went to the National Cathedral area, Larcomar (the shopping mall basically, but it's right on the ocean and very beautiful - they have a GREAT Argentine steakhouse there so go there if you can - it's called La Vaca Loca or something like that). They also took us to Pachacamac which are Incan ruins (actually I think they are pre-Incan) and are probably the closest thing to Lima.
We were only there for 10 days, and those days just flew by so fast!
2007-03-18 13:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by carinyosa99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're staying only in Lima, you don't really need any vaccinations. However, if you want to be completely safe you should check out the US gov't web pages. They generally put up recommended vaccinations for travellers.
When I went to Peru in 2004 I had to get vaccinated for Hepatitis A and yellow fever, but that was because I stayed in the Andes for a couple of months. Whenever I've been to Lima, I've never needed any kind of shot, but then again, you should always play it safe by drinking only bottled water and avoiding street food--especially street cebiche.
My advice is, because you're going in the middle of peruvian winter--and hanging around kids (likely with...less than ideal hygiene...) you might end up catching a cold. You should bring some Tylenol Cold, or other medicine of your choice, as well as stuff for an upset stomach because your stomach may not be able to adapt quickly to the change in diet.
Aside from that, two weeks in Lima shouldn't pose any real dangers. besides, it's a modern city; whatever you need is usually available anyway, like any other place.
something to bring: gifts. bring pencils, erasers or crayons for the kids. They'll love you!
-drink some Pisco Sour; it's delicious! Also, Inca Kola and Canada Dry Pineapple soda.
-eat "churros"
-rotisserie chicken (pollo a la braza)
-"lucuma"-flavoured ice cream
-island plantains ==> the peel is brown, the inside is orange.
2007-03-18 21:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by maestri09 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats awesome wat ur doing btw.....yea i go there every summer and it's really a great place to visit. you should go to miraflores, its a great place to go out night and really get to know the culture of peru, they have live bands and great food. Also, across the street are shopping malls that are super big and offer really great clothes for really cheap prices.
Also, try to go to larcomar and its pretty much a shopping mall in front of the beach, and they have resturants that have ocean views.
Go to downtown Lima and you'll find gret historic landmarks and ask around to go to " el centro" trust me the best prices that you will ever find in ur life!
hope i helped
2007-03-18 10:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by miami_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is very good that you are ministering to orphans.
I think you should go to www.google.com and search for Lima, Peru.
2007-03-18 09:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by **CUTIE** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. dont worry peru is like any other country, the only things you need to bring is clothes for any ocation, tennis shoes, because in peru we do a lot of walking, about nmunizations dont worry about that.
2007-03-19 04:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by MARIANA G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont need any immunizations if you come to Lima. You can find more info on the place you can visit in Lima http://www.peru.info/perueng.asp
There are a lots of things to see, if you need a place to stay we will be happy to assit you www.operu.com - one
2007-03-18 11:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by Melisita_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋