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Types of events held

Types of events held

Hotel infrastructure

Holidays

Altitude and climate

Vaccinations required for Peru

Peruvian currency and use of dollars

Peru has many years of experience of organizing major international events. 

The COP 20 was held in 2014; in 2015 Peru hosted the 13th World Congress of World Heritage Cities, in Arequipa; the 23rd Inter-American Congress of Tourism Ministers and Senior Authorities of the OAS; and the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary -fund;  2016 saw the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC); and 2018, 17th Summit of the Americas. 

Examples of success:

•    18th Pan-American Games. Lima.
•    17th Summit of the Americas. Lima
•    World Potato Congress. Cusco.
•    130th meeting of the International Olympic Committee. Lima.
•    Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC). Lima.
•    World Biosphere Reserves Congress. Lima.
•    10th Pacific Alliance Summit. Paracas, 2015.
•    Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund. Lima.
•    35th period of meetings of the Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Lima.
•    XXXIII Reunión Anual de Dermatólogos Latinoamericanos (RADLA). Lima.
•    XIII Congreso Mundial de la Organización de las Ciudades del Patrimonio Mundial. Arequipa.
•  45° Congreso Mundial del Consejo Internacional de Organizaciones de Festivales de Folklore y de las Artes Tradicionales. Arequipa.
•    XI Congreso Regional Latinoamericano de Toxicología Forense (TIAFT). Arequipa.
•    41° Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática (CLEI). Arequipa.
•    COP20 (Conferencia de las Partes). Lima.
•    XXV Congreso Panamericano de Productores de Seguros (COPAPROSE). Lima.
•    XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Investigadores de la Comunicación (ALAIC). Lima.
•    X Congreso de la Federación de Asociaciones Sudamericanas de Anestesiología (FASA). Lima.
•    XXXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Química (CLAQ). Lima.
•    XX Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia del Suelo. Cusco.
•    World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Regional Summit. Lima.
•    VII World Congress for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT). Lima.
•    Rally Dakar. 2013.
•    World Economic Forum on Latin America (WEF). Lima.
•    IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Agroecología SOCLA. Lima.
•    XXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Bioquímica Clínica y Medicina de Laboratorio (COLABIOCLI). Lima.
•    III Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de América del Sur y Países Árabes (ASPA). Lima.
•    ASTA-IDE (Sociedad Americana de Agencias de Viaje-International Destination Expo). Lima.
•    XLVI Asamblea Anual de la Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN). Lima.
•    33rd Dakar Rally. 2012.
•    General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). Lima. 
•    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC). Lima.
•    5th Summit of Latin America, the Caribbean and European Union (LAC-EU). Lima. 

Peru's main cities have ever more first-class hotels, many of them belonging to the most prestigious global chains operating to international standards, with facilities for all types of corporate events. 

Dates Event
January 1st New Year's Day
Moveable date (March-April) Holy Week
May 1st International Workers' Day
June 29th Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
July 28th and 29th Peruvian Independence
August 30th Feast of Saint Rose of Lima
October 8th Battle of Angamos
November 1st All Saints' Day
December 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 24th Christmas Eve
December 25th Christmas Day
City Altitude (meters above sea level) Max. temp. Min. temp.
Abancay 2,378 25°C 12°C
Arequipa 2,335 24°C 5°C
Ayacucho 2,761 24°C 11°C
Cajamarca 2,720 12°C 5°C
Cerro de Pasco 4,338 22°C 4°C
Chachapoyas 2,334 22°C 13°C
Chiclayo 29 33°C 17°C
Cusco 3,395 17°C 2°C
Huancavelica 368 20°C 3,4°C
Huancayo 4,107 17°C 0°C
Huánuco 1,912 24°C 18°C
Huaraz 3,091 18°C 0°C
Ica 406 30°C 6°C
Iquitos 104 36°C 17°C
Lima 133 25°C 13°C
Moquegua 141 15°C 17°C
Moyobamba 860 36°C 22°C
Piura 29 35°C 16°C
Pucallpa 154 38°C 24°C
Puerto Maldonado 183 34°C 21°C
Puno 3,827 19°C 2°C
Tacna 562 28°C 6°C
Trujillo 34 30°C 16°C
Tumbes 6 38°C 19°C

No vaccinations are required before entering the country.

But if you plan to visit the jungle we recommend: 

•    Yellow fever vaccination. You should be vaccinated 10 days before traveling to the jungle. However if you are not going to the jungle immediately, you can get a vaccination at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, at the medical center, open from Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day.

If you plan to stay in the jungle for an extended period you should ask your doctor whether you should be vaccinated against hepatitis, typhoid and tetanus and/or take anti-malaria treatment. 

Peru's currency is the sol (S/).


The US dollar is accepted in many establishments at the daily exchange rate. Euros (€) must be changed into soles or United States dollars at change the exchange rate of that day.

Changing foreign currency: you can exchange euros, dollars and other foreign currencies at authorized bureau de change, hotels and banks. Exchanging money in the street is not recommended.

Cash machines: are found in banks, shopping centers and stores in Peru's main cities. They dispense soles and US dollars and accept different types of cards (Visa, American Express and MasterCard).

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