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La Rana Verde at the beginning of La Punta. On a pier, overlooking the ocean... great view.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_R ... egion.html

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Trailers have wheels and need to be transported on good roads. Then they are put in a a good flat and stable place.

Maybe a problem of transport costs, of road quality and of stable ground?

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https://twitter.com/hablemosquechua/

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I believe the vast majority of problems and issues in Peru have their origin in the terrible education system. How they drive, hygiene (throw garbage), speak (full of insults), unreliability and no respect for the common other, those are all education issues. If Peru will ever evolve from just being...

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Kids from Roosevelt (American School of Lima) also get a long holiday weekend. They usually go to Paracas and there is a big turkey dinner at the Hotel Paracas (Libertador).

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Isn't the card in the receiver responsible for the stations and area?

Chromecast, I have and it sucks.

AppleTV I use mainly for the Netflix.

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Have you ever played Fantasy Basketball? You keep stats of selected/drafted players, can trade them, etc. At the end most points win. I have set up a Rotisserie style fantasy basketball league (statistics of the players on a team are aggregated and ranked). If you are interested in signing up to thi...

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I was wondering if the whole US equipment could be used....

Since geostationary satellites are above the equator, I thought we could catch the signals, but I guess maybe they are sending it in an angle towards North America?

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Has anyone installed a USA DirecTV in Peru (US package, receiver and card)?

It is the same satellite sending the signals, so you probably only need the american receiver box and card (and a US address, US credit card to pay it). I was wondering if there is any restrictions.

tks.

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Tinted windows are a must in Lima, you will otherwise go blind from the Serenazgo blue lights

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About 20-25 years ago, before the EU, Peruvians could travel within most of Europe without a visa. Question is, why did they lose that status? I think it had to do with drug smuggling and migration.

As for business, we are dealing with a different visa. I think Ollanta made a mistake here as well..

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Been there, it is ok. Pricy, though and not as spacy as most other restaurants in La Mar.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lanacion ... 0935891371

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There is a 4th flag, used in the navy squares and used in the bow of their ships.

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If you have money quality of life is good, with no money it is very bad. A few weeks ago I drove late on a Friday afternoon to Chosica. Of course I stayed at a beautiful huge house, garden, pool, sunny, with cheap service to take care of it. But the drive there is the peruvian reality and conditions...

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NEW:
When renewing your CE if you are married with a peruvian, then you will need to show a legalized marriage certificate (or apostilled) that is not older than 6 months.

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Here, like in any investment, we are talking about risks. The higher the risk, the bigger the return on you investment... but also bigger the loss! The peruvian economy is risky, you do not know what might happen tomorrow. The US economy is less risky and no abrupt change will happen as it will here...

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I guess for Movistar it seems possible:

http://www.movistar.com.pe/ayuda/tramit ... viles/fijo

Look under Suspención APC valid from 2 weeks - 2 months once per year.

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I will be out of the country for a few months later this year. I know it is possible to suspend some services (e.g. cable, phone, etc) in Europe while I am abroad (not using them).

Is this possible in Peru, for example with Movistar, Claro?

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They are calles dateros.

Today an interview to one in La República:

http://www.larepublica.pe/01-07-2013/es ... o-gano-mas

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Near the clinica Anglo Americana there is guys that will buy most anything. Corner Lord Nelson with Alfredo Salazar, a block away from the Ovalo Gutierrez. I had some car parts that got changed and I gave the old ones to them for free.

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Movers are always managed between different companies, thus a lot of money gets lost on the way. Cheapest is always to have someone handle until Callao port. The rest then gets handled by a Peruvian operator. Try Express Transport http://www.express.com.pe/ You can ask them who they work with in India

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Whatever you buy and get sent over, do NOT use couriers like DHL, Fedex, UPS, TNT... they are crooks and will charge you humongous fees for storage, admin and customs. Stick to normal post, such as USPS in the USA or the local post office in each country. That will go to Serpost. Most parcels will m...

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You are looking for fresh milk that is just pasteurised and not UHT milk (like Gloria, Laive). Bogs, bags and bottles are just the presentation and packaging. I remember a time, over 30 years ago when the milkman used to deliver milk bottles every morning at our house in Lima... those times are long...

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Correction place was casa del GPS or guiacalles.

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I paid for a SIM card with the info at gpsdelperu.com at Compupalace.
Of course not free, but interested in knowing about this thread.

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I only have the SAP issue with FOX, it was the same for Claro and Movistar TV. Thus I think it is the channel not providing the show in English but just spanish

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In Peru there is no book with all laws, as is common in other developed countries. Reason: laws constantly change. When laws change there is a lot of money circling around, paying those in power to execute things. Where does the money come from? From people to huge companies that will make a profit ...

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Has anyone done the "revision técnica" lately? Has anyone done it for a new car? My license plate ends in 5, and my car is a 2010 model. Therefore it would be the first time I do the revision técnica in 2014. I just called Lidercon and they said they do not do appointments anymore and that...

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Don't you have to state from when until when you're leaving the country and also the destination?

Defeats the purpose of having such a document if you do not have this info.

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Try Canta Rana, Genova 101

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Your son is Peruvian and by law he should always enter and leave the country with his Peruvian passport. Peruvians are allowed double nationality, but should respect this law. But beware, if only one person needs to leave Peru with him, then you will need a "permiso notarial" or legalized ...

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The sales tax is currently 18%. Tourists pay on everything a tax except lodging if the hotel makes a copy of the targeta andina (white paper in passport) and submits it to SUNAT (tax authority). Hotels are strict with this. I do not understand the logic of taking away this tax on lodging as the serv...

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If you are having a lawyer set up your company, use his address. This will give you more flexibility.

To use your home to work should be no problem nor should you have an issue, unless it is a showroom where people come in and out. Private meetings, no problem.

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Alan Garcia is 1.90m tall, maybe he stole it! (and he is not an expat)

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It is advisable to book with Cruz del Sur in advance. If booked out, you will be stuck.

If you are going into northern Chile, there is also a flight Antofagasta-Lima with Sky Airline.

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chi chi wrote:
If the mototaxis come, then the normal taxis will reduce in the area because they can compete with the 1.50 soles fare of the mototaxis.

Quite logic, and then the taxis would disappear like lemmings jumping off the cliff by the malecon. Problem solved.

NOT!

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Interesting read .... The fact is that many people (thousands) make a lot of money in the Nazca region. Unfortunately, you have to now the business and know where to look and how to look. The artisan miners make $30 a gram. And to get this gram they have to use Mercury to extract it from a ton of m...

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I would be much better if mototaxis are allowed in the Miraflores and San Isidro. The are more environmentally friendly, use less space, damage the roads less. And are much cheaper than those traditional taxis. 1.50 soles for a ride compared to the very expensive fares of the normal Lima taxis. Tou...

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Cheap meds are usually generics and made in Peru. Foreign pharmaceutical companies squeeze the hell out of prices of many meds as they will be paid by private insurances. Essalud the state insurance, where most are insured, has only a set of predefined medications one is able to use. I am pretty sur...

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I guess people realized that there is no space for cars!!! 2 days ago I drove from the Jockey down Javier Prado and the opposite side was a parking lot. Did not move at all!! Or those 325,000 new cars bought in 2011/12 are now going into the 2nd hand market! Some statistics from: http://www.rpp.com....

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A sunday a few weeks ago there was a mototaxi driving next to colegio San Silvestre (Miraflores/SAn Isidro border), found it weird!!! Mototaxis are not allowed because of safety issues, and I guess the mayors prefer to keep them to the humbler sections of town (where the tourists would not go). The ...

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Please check: http://observatorio.digemid.minsa.gob.pe/ It will give you the price of the drugs in different pharmacies (per unit). In this case between S/.1.10-1.70 (0.30-0.40 pounds) per unit: http://observatorio.digemid.minsa.gob.pe/Precios/ProcesoL/Consulta/BusquedaGral.aspx?grupo=3826*3&tot...

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Why doesn't the government do anything to promote sports? There are people dying in front of hospital doors because they can't afford treatment, there are children that can't go to school as there's no money to build a school in their village, some villages have no safe drinking water and electrici...

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The Banco de Credito has an agency in Miami:

http://www.bcpmiami.com/

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I do not think that there is classism anymore. Peru currently has the highest number of Universities in proportion .... The main problem is not the classism but the culture of corruption.... Unfortunately the level of education provided by the vast majority of universities (not all of them) is terr...

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I do not think that there is classism anymore. Peru currently has the highest number of Universities in proportion .... The main problem is not the classism but the culture of corruption.... Unfortunately the level of education provided by the vast majority of universities (not all of them) is terr...

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Water is the hugest problem Lima faces. SEDAPAL (water and sewage company) wants to halt the construction of tall buildings in San Isidro and Surco, as there is no water pressure for these: http://peru21.pe/2012/06/22/actualidad/piden-parar-construcciones-san-isidro-y-surco-2029859 Additionally, it ...

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Peruvians are crazy about their football, and their sports. They are very proud of it. Peru's football team is 3rd last in a pool of 10, and they think the chances are still there to make it to the world cup. How many gold medals has Peru won in the history of olympics? One in a shooting event in 19...

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Doesn't every indigenous person in the amazon own a canoe? They use it for transport and fishing and are carved out of a single log of wood. Small rivers are available everywhere in the Amazon basin, I have been in a cruise on the Ucayali and ended canoeing into some of those tributary rivers. Pleas...

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How do you define "classism"? In Peru, there is 2 things that would differentiate classes, I would think: education and economic status. This has lead to a white social class, that went to european/american schools in Lima, and even had the chance to study abroad. These white social class ...

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