Last verified: Monday, 3. October 2022 at 07:19 AM
Last verified: Monday, 3. October 2022 at 07:19 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Peru Please reconsider your need to travel to Peru. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Peru shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Peru), the Advisory Index is 3.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Bolivia (3.4), Brazil (3.3), Chile (3.3), Colombia with 3.3 and Ecuador with 3.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Peru. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Peru.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Peru.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Peru from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.7 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Peru due to violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Peru.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Peru.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to within 20 kilometres of the border with Colombia and Ecuador due to the presence of drug traffickers, the occasional presence of armed guerrilla forces, and landmines. Avoid crossing the border with Colombia by land. (Level 3 of 4). Avoid non-essential travel to the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers (VRAEM) due to terrorism and crime (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Relativt tryggt resmål. Undvik demonstrationer och resor till regionerna Huancavelica, Ayacucho och Junin.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Peru.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Ayaquchu
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to crime information. Reconsider travel due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The Colombian-Peruvian border area in the Loreto Region due to crime. The Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM), including areas within the Departments of Ayacucho, ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Peru. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Peru changed from 3.4 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Peru to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Peru changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Peru to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Peru changed from 3.4 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Peru to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Peru changed from 3.1 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Peru to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Peru changed from 2.7 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Peru to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Peru changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Peru to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Peru changed from 2.2 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Peru changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Peru with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Peru changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Peru to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Peru with its capital Lima is a country in South America (South America), slightly smaller than Alaska (1,285,220 km²). The country is located Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador. The climate can be described as varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes. The landscape is western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva). With a population of about 29.04 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Lima |
| Population | about 29.04 million |
| Size | 1.285.220 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Alaska |
| Common languages | Aymara, Spanish, Quechua |
| Currency | Sol (short: PEN) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1900 |
| International phone prefix | +51 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .pe |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | PE |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | PER |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 604 |
These are problems Peru is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Peru. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Peru.
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Peru is currently rated at 3,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Peru.
The score is rather high (3,7) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Peru. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Peru.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Peru. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Peru.
Peru has a size of 1,285,220 km² or 496,226 mi² which is slightly smaller than Alaska.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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