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ardilla

Hi everyone, I am Peruvian and travel to Peru a few times a from the U.S. where I live. I have had a prepaid Movistar line for literally years. When outside peru, I have kept it active by adding a few soles to it now and then. Due to a technical glitch which Movistar admits was their responsibility,...

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hi Julie, if you have questions about this feel free to PM me.

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Thanks Alan for the tip. Update: we got the passport today, but not without some hand wringing at the last minute. According to a memo in the Migraciones office, there has been a problem since February 2017 with the machines leased to the Peruvian Migraciones that are used to make passports. So Migr...

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hi, you can bring your own phone (GSM unlocked) and just purchase a prepaid SIM card for S/5 or so. You can then add soles whenever you want. The SIM tel # will become deactivated after a year or so depending upon the carrier. The way to keep it active is to ask someone in Peru to add soles to it or...

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Hi, I would recommend not staying in Tumbes city proper, but rather at one of the beach resorts outside of (South of) Tumbes. It's more relaxing and safer than staying in Tumbes city proper. You can take transportation from your hotel to the Centro Binacional de Atencion Fronteriza (Binational Cente...

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Hi Alan,
Thanks for this great tip. We will try this.

Question: when you say Migraciones do you mean the office in Bre~a or any of the offices we may choose to go to? Does it matter which one?

I checked online and there are no appointments until July so your advice is really helpful!
Thanks much.

ardilla

Dear ExpatPeru gurus: This message is directed at who have used passport renewal service to renew your (or your family member's) Peruvian passports. Apologies in advance if I posted to the wrong place on the forums. We just discovered that one of our family member's Peruvian passports is now expired...

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Dear ExpatPeru members: We badly need some help! Does anyone on the list have recent experience finding reliable help to assist parents or parents in law, living in Lima, who are getting older and need help with household tasks as well as personal cares (dressing, grooming, bathing). My father-in-la...

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What US state will you be going to? Each state has its own ways of recognizing marriages performed outside of the state (including other countries). Some states require no additional documentation.

See: https://travel.state.gov/content/passpo ... riage.html

ardilla

We have used Masajes Miraflores with good results. They have several locations across Lima. All massage therapists are blind or low vision.

http://masajemiraflores.com.pe/

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Birth certificate(recently issued), marriage certificate (recently issued), and educational diplomas (yes they want the actual diploma) as well as educational transcripts. Get them apostilled just prior to coming to Peru. To be safe get the original plus 1 or 2 copies of each since many places want ...

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Vitamins are still very expensive in Peru. Importing vitamins is complicated and requires you to fill out extra paperwork because DIGEMID regulates them like they are medicines (similar to how the FDA does in the US). If you import them for personal use you should just fill out the DIGEMID paperwork...

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Hi all, We've always had perfect connections receiving phone calls on our unlocked TMobile Prism prepaid cell phones which we bring to Peru from the U.S. As of April 2016 we cannot receive a single phone call or text message via Movistar -- that is, if the call or text comes from the US. The call is...

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Thanks for the update

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Thank you!

ardilla

Hi, Thanks for the very thorough advice. The relative will be leaving Peru in the next month or so and the plan was to follow up with a specialist at that time. This avoids her going through the maze of the Peruvian healthcare system for which she does not have health insurance or any coverage and w...

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I just completed this process and the institution that was hiring insisted that the document itself could be no more than 6 months old (yes the diploma itself). Ditto for the apostille (available from your secretary of state's office in the state where the diploma was issued) Be forewarned that in o...

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Hi all, I have a relative who is in Peru and has run out of a prescription she has been taking for sciatic nerve pain. The Rx is for Gabapentin (generic Neurontin). Does anyone have any experience with obtaining this medication in Lima? I assume a prescription is needed but not sure what type of doc...

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Hi all,
Does anyone have a recommendation for an acupuncturist who practices in Lima?
Thanks!

ardilla

I think the original poster made an important point about how colonization differed (and continues to differ) based on the type of colonization process. The Spaniards (have) had one way of thinking about how to colonize (official strategy was via "mestizaje" but with European elites who we...

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Dear expatperu experts! My spouse has been invited to Lima to teach a short course at a local university. He was recently requested to submit proof of his "autenticado" degree to the university so they can process the paperwork for him to teach. What is the procedure (what are the actual s...

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If you mean transferring $ from your US bank account to your Peruvian bank account (dollars), we've found Xoom to be an easy, less expensive alternative to Western Union or MoneyGram and way less expensive than a bank to bank transfer. The first time you do it it takes longer due to the verification...

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Your stomach will eventually settle down. For now make sure you are drinking some gatorade to get electolytes until you are feeling better. In the meantime try staying away from aji, any uncooked vegetables, heavy foods with lots of fat or cream, any fruits you cannot peel. When you brush your teeth...

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I am responding to the following comment made by the original poster: "Also make sure you check Bus schedules when in Peru as CIFA have really good terminals in Peru, but downright terrible ones in Ecuador!" Response: did you by chance take the CIFA bus from the main Terminal Terrestre in ...

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The US Embassy has a list of some English speaking physicians on its web site. It is organized by specialty. B http://lima.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/7Ih9QlOYH9nKYrDGctYbCg/medicalresources.pdf ENDOCRINOLOGISTS (Adult) Yolanda Scavino Clínica San Borja Av. Guardia Civil 333 - San Borja 475-3141 Ma...

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I know these bites well, they are flea bites (pulgas). Fleas for some reason bite right near tight fitting clothing, so if you are getting bites near your waistline, ankle, cuffs, etc. that would be the flea bite. Fleas are brown/black in color. Some people who have lived in an environment with cert...

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Did you know that you no longer have to cross at Aguas Verdes? (I agree, that crossing is not for the faint of heart) But the new crossing option is amazing! There is a new Centro Binacional de Atencion Fronteriza (actually two of them, one on each side of the border of each country). I've crossed e...

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Chi Chi, I think you are referring to the Peru-Ecuador border crossing at Aguas Verdes, right? I agree, no fun. But you no longer have to cross at Aguas Verdes. And the new option is amazing! There is a new Centro Binacional de Atencion Fronteriza (actually two of them, one on each side of the borde...

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Here is an account of this dispute, published by Reuters. This article suggests that the corporate mining sector has a major stake in this. This sector stands to be the real benefactor in how "indigenous" identities are decided (and who gets to claim this identity). The law of prior consul...

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I think the question is also, who gets to define this and how did they get (or give themselves) that right? why is the definition of who is "in" the box to be consulted, versus who is "out" so important in these types of cases? What, ultimately, is at stake, and what does identit...

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http://elcomercio.pe/actualidad/1571905 ... a-al-cargo

http://www.peruviantimes.com/07/peru-de ... law/18994/

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The Peruvian Constitution, articulo 6, states it is the obligation and right of parents “to nourish, educate, and provide security” for their children, and Article 13 gives parents the right “to choose educational centers and to participate in the educational process.” Also see Ley 28044, Ley Genera...

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This is interesting. I think people in the US and also Peru have great difficulty talking about social class (after all, class is simply not supposed to exist in the US, as there is a myth there about the middle class being "American) and in Peru class and classsism as a topic is discussed open...

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After two years of looking, we have hit the jackpot found this detergent! It's a "piel sensible" (sensitive skin) liquid detergent and it can be found in Wong @ Plaza San Miguel near the Woolite and other delicate clothing detergent. The bottle has a bunny on it and it is marked "piel...

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Thanks for the suggestions! Very much appreciated.

ardilla

Hello, We will be setting off for about a week in Chosica and Santa Eulalia soon. We'd appreciate tips on the following from the forum members who know this area: -Restaurants (which ones would you recommend? And which ones would you not recommend and why?) -Things we should see -Recommendations for...

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Hello, has anyone who is a dual citizen (Peru and another nationality) recently traveled to Peru and presented a non-Peruvian passport when entering the country via air? My husband's peruvian passport recently expired. He can present his US passport as it is current. However, we don't know what type...

ardilla

Hi ExpatPeru-ers, Greetings! I hope I am posting this to the right subforum I am a US citizen married to a dual Peruvian/US Citizen. We currently live in the US and are exploring living in both countries part time in the next few years. We would live more in the US than in Peru. We think it might be...

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Thanks for the suggestions all. We ended up using the casadeplaya.com web site, which was very helpful. We found a beach house about 30 minutes outside of Lima (South) near Punta Negra. A good time was had by all. If you are in Lima (we were not at the time) I do suggest actually visiting the house ...

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Hi everyone, I posted this on livinginperu and thought I would try here, too. We're looking for information on renting a house at the beach near Lima (within 2 hours drive is ok). We are trying to find something relaxing, family -oriented, affordable, not too fancy, which will sleep 10-12. We'd like...

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