Alpineprince wrote:Unfortunately, the person who wrote it did not survive!

Good One!

First step is to get your passport and make a trip. My first trip to Lima was for 10 weeks and I was ready to come back to U.S. I have now made 5 trips of 2 to 5 weeks and I am trying to decide how to move to Lima. It is totally different, but I now love it there. I find less stress (unless you driv...

Less stress and Lower cost of living, makes enjoying the beauty of the places and people wonderful..

Shouldn't we go back to the original topic: "Costs of living in Peru" ? What I'm reading lately has little or nothing to do with this topic ..... A business school in Lima had advertised salary of high profile management professors as $210,000 dollars. They claim that they pay Soles 210,0...

I really like to read this thread as it is. Most of my trips I only go to Lima, but I enjoy seeing the different cost of living as long as it is stated what area they refer to. As far as different threads, you could break Lima down into several areas, and I would lose interest in all of them.

28 for women. And lots of people do Public transport. It's not. There are fare takers who change the fares and no regulations. Not even a bus schedule I am in no way trying to disagree with you, but on the other side of the Public transport. I live in Miami area, the one way cost of bus is $2.00, t...

As someone stated earlier, we have to be fair to the newbies and be crystal clear what money can buy in Lima. Too many posts I've seen could be interpreted as saying that for $500/month, you could live a comfortable middle class life (Miraflores or Barranco-style neighborhood, eating out often, tak...

I have learned that when I go to Lima I do the same as I do in Miami. The only cash I take with me is what I will need in the airport and for a taxi if no one is picking us up. When I buy in a store, I use my Visa. I use the ATM at the bank to keep a little spending money on me for the lunches (5 so...

Arroz con Pollo wrote:In Lima you generally throw parties in your high rise apartment from 1 am until about dawn. Don't worry about your neighbors because nobody else does either.

And weekend starts on Thursday.

We would like to spend several months each year in both countries. Will she be able to collect while we are in Peru, and is there a time required for us to be in the US? I do not believe there are any travel restrictions. Arrange to have direct deposit into your bank and then withdraw by ATM. If yo...

I just read all above and think I understand. My wife and I are both 62 and I just started getting my SS. My wife who is from Peru will start getting SS on me in Jan. We have been married 3 years, living in the US for last 2 years. We would like to spend several months each year in both countries. W...

Come on everyone, either no one is reading or they just don't want to post. Every time I have been to Lima I see parties everywhere. Tents in yards, in parks, in the streets. I don't know where or how, but there are people that will do everything from catering, to setting up tents and parking cars.

Happy day to all, I ate too much for whatever reason and I will do the same on any holiday, from any country I can. I just call them Good Eats Day..

Thank you very much,
I think I will wait till I am again in Peru and make sure I stay a month. We were married in Surco, so I have most of the papers that you listed as they were needed at that time.

Again, Thanks.........Jim..

Another question in same area. My wife is from Peru, we live in Florida, when we go to Peru it is only for 2 to 3 weeks at a time. I am retiring soon and want to spend more time in Peru. Can the paperwork you are talking about be done from here in Miami, or do I have to wait till I am in Peru to app...

I have a Miami number, but you can get numbers in many cities. I use Yahoo voice, it is a little less than Skype and I have been very pleased with it. They work like Skype so you can make outgoing calls which I use here in the US to call family in Peru. For $2.49 a month, I have a local Miami number...

I am in Pucallpa and used Sypke when I was in Asia and when I first got here. I found it to be unrealiable and expensive(when calling non sykpe users). I am now using gizmo and my family in the states says it sounds like I am taking to them from next door. You can also call skpe users for free :D I...

On my first visit to Peru after 3 weeks, it seemed that the time to leave would never come. After returning to Kentucky, I began to miss my time in Peru, and could hardly wait for my next trip. Each time I return to Peru I spend my time trying to figure out how to afford to stay full time. The probl...

I opened an account with interbank about 3 years ago on my first trip. I am only in Peru about 2 times a year, but I have kept it open for use when I am there. I have never found a wait problem.

i live off about $1200 a month... i send half my salary to the states every month. i am still able to save a little each month. i pay $430 for my rent and that includes water. electricity is about $15 a month. i dont have internet - but i do have my cell phone. i dont have a car, so i usually go in...

On my first visit, I found that I was craving food and things from the US too. I searched high and low to find items I knew, the prices were outrages. When I came back to the US I found that they weren't as good as I thought they were and began missing the fresh food at the markets, and the low pric...

Yes, by all means go to http://www.visajourney.com. I went through the same thing starting about 3 years ago. Even though I had called and got good information from immigrations, the wait time on the phone can be very long at times. I wish I had only found http://www.visajourney.com much earlier. I ...

As my wife (who is from Peru) told me on my first visit to Peru. When we go anywhere, keep your mouth shut and let me do the talking. It worked well then, and has been going on for about 3 years now, even back in the US

I think a "Contemporary Gringo" (in general) can be described as a person coming to a foreign country, on a tourist visa, with no legal ties to that foreign country and then overstay that visa over and over again, and then expect to be treated as they think the should be treated, as if th...

Geroge wrote:
Lastly, Jamie - regardless of the topic or discussion - Your wife is always right. Yes dear, yes dear!

Out of all these post, this is the best information.

Anymore my idea of an adventure is to take a taxi from the airport in Lima to Miraflores.

Hi I love red spegetti sauce but trying to find large cans of tomatoes proves to be impossible. I found only small cans of small diced tomatoes Hunts. Thanks Bobby I am from Kentucky, and am partial to tomato based dishes. I had the same problem when I was in Lima. I found that the best thing to do...

My wife has used Spirit from Ft Lauderdale on her last 2 trips to Lima. Not only is the price good, it is much easier to go out of Ft Lauderdale than Miami.

I tried the same thing a few years ago and found the postage to be more than the item. If you advertise the price of your item including postage it will sometimes be even less that a person can buy it where they live.