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I recently renewed my residency (via marriage) and they've made it a little simpler this year: * Pay the tramite fee at banco de la nacional * Make appointment online * Day of appointment, you find the line for extranjeria (first floor) and they give you a paper with a number on it for your turn in ...

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I'm tempted to say ... why are people online so defensive?!?! Geez. Get a grip. I have a valid point. I'll just keep quiet from now on and let everyone just W-A-D-E through the same senseless bureaucratic poop that I've waded through. (I thought this was a FORUM. I guess I'm wrong.) We aren't allow...

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Can you make it look more like facebook? Kidding.

Might check to see if we can (either mods or other advanced users) tag forum posts and then be able to group them in custom ways.

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On the topic of telehuevonica, Movistar is gifting tons of bonuses on mobile plans right. They give me 7GB of bonuses for wireless data each month on top of my 5GB/month plan, I have no idea why. Anyone else know?

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RICHARDandNORA wrote:Is anyone willing to share their success with the Pardos aji sauce recipe? I have been trying to duplicate the Pardos' sauce for 20 years, but I am not yet successful. I try recipes from a google search, but it is never the same.....

They list the ingredients in their aji on the package.

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I can't tell if this post is spam or not but regardless, they have a waiting period of 3 days so you can buy it but it won't start immediately. It isn't the cheapest option but they seem to have reasonable pricing. There is one point of your post that is entirely inaccurate. They are not donating an...

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I live in MF too and although it is quite safe for the most part I have a friend that was robbed in Miraflores and another mugged at gunpoint in San Isidro during the day. For me this is why my perception of Lima is it is more dangerous as nobody I know back home really worries too much about gettin...

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gringolandia wrote:
I'm also from Chicago, and from my perspective it is MUCH more dangerous here.

I was in Chicago last week for work and had the same feeling as you. I don't know if it is more dangerous here in Lima or it just feels that way.

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Check out the one plus, https://oneplus.net/2 It would be better to order it and pick it up in the USA. My wife has the first gen one plus (not dual sim) and it is a great solid phone. Her only complaint about it is the camera is kind of lack luster but overall it cost half as much as my iphone 6 un...

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The issue isn't having a cell phone here as a tourist non/resident. The issue is the phone companies may not provide you a chip because they aren't supposed to.

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Keiko lost the last election in the second round.. I suspect the people that hate Keiko are the same ones that voted for Veronika and the others. I'd be willing to bet (maybe s/1) PPK edges Keiko in the second round like Humala did.

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There is a store called Eco Tienda that has coconut and avocado oils. It is located on San Martin and Colon in Miraflores. They are pricey.

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I think you hit the nail on the head. Where else will a cyclist be able to ride their bike safely? Unfortunately it is to the detriment of the pedestrians. What bothers me the most is when there is a bike lane but the cyclist is still on the sidewalk. Anyways, since the police here don't really enfo...

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Thanks for the advice, I prefer to test over Ethernet. I believe they are probably throttling us due to the amount of streaming traffic we use.

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My internet is via coax (cable modem) and maxes out at 8Mbps even though they just upgraded it to 40 for an extra s/10 a month.

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This so called doubling from 20 to 40 I think is a scam. Our home internet was "upgraded" and the max speed is 8 Mbps now. In my office we have Claro for internet through their business department. The service we get from Claro at least relating to business is almost a polar opposite of Mo...

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Why wouldn't you leave kids unattended even with an instructor?? Isn't that the point of the kids going to school? Could they get kidnapped? Please see my original post! Other option is taller de robotica in Miraflores. http://www.pcmiraflores.com/curso-talle ... botica.php http://www.robotecperu.c...

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If you are a developer or in this field, you can probably find a job making $2k USD per month although this assumes you have a carnet. This is based on several people I know. Without the carnet and without conversational spanish, I think you'll find it hard here to come close to your salary expectat...

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Before cancelling go to a notary and make a legalized copy of it. It should work for you in the bank. This was actually something I saw on the boards probably from Alan which if you go from a carnet to a dni but still have property or accounts linked to your carnet you need to keep a legalized copy ...

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This week Gestion mentioned 3.6 by June. Seems to be trending up, question is how long and when to convert to soles to ride it back down?

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Your first post didn't make it clear which is why I suggested xbox/PS. Video gaming is like crack to kids today. If they are gamers then they're gonna be bored to tears w/o a device no matter what activities you have planned for them. No worries that's why I tried to make it clearer. They aren't ga...

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To be clear I'm referring to activities with other kids. No reason to come to Peru to play xbox when they can do that at home. Because my wife and I work we'd like to find classes or something they can do part of the day. We are self employed so we have flexibility but are looking for them to fill t...

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Thanks I will check that out. Hopefully I can get some more suggestions too!

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I am looking at having my brother's kids from the USA with us during part of the USA summer (at least a month). They are 9 and 6. Does anyone know of any daily or school activities they could do that would occupy some of each weekday? I'm not sure if school is in, that they might be able to go to a ...

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So, not NY pizza and only fair tasting? The question is will it trick my wife enough so she can say she tried NY pizza and get it our of her system?

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Sounds awesome for the Kid's! They both go to a bilingual school, are fluent in spanish, and my sister in law wanted them to spend a lot of time in a spanish speaking environment plus we would enjoy having them here. Step 2 is finding stuff for them to do in the Peruvian winter... Probably my next ...

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Awesome, just what I needed to know........

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Interesting feedback and comments. Ultimately, i will tell her why I feel its not working but i admit im stuttering to tell her...im embarassed to broach the subject. The fact is that she does work and has a job she is good at....which i believe she earns good commissions from ( she indicated to me...

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We are looking at having my brother's kids (6 and 9 - USA citizens) spend the summer with us in Lima. Logistically speaking it would work out the best if my wife and I pick them up in Miami and they travel back with us. My brother would travel to Lima at the end of the month to bring them back home....

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Alpineprince wrote:Definitely "looks right"! I will try it this weekend!

We tried to order it for delivery and even though their website/menu says they delivery to Miraflores, they don't.

How was it?

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In fairness, she has cooked for me twice. I think shes genuine but taking up the tab all the time going ahead is a little intimidating for me. So, if im not doing so, then what happens? Maybe she doesn't feel comfortable sharing her financial situation with you? Not sure. When I was dating my wife,...

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I must say this to people with peruvian-american dual citizenship: when you are in Peru...you are peruvian and subjected to peruvian laws as any peruvian would. You can only be an american inside the US Embassy. Conversely, when you are in the US you are considered an american citizen not a peruvia...

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You might try Bistecca. Their buffet I've found to be the best

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thaicanuck wrote:Is it realistically a problem to do freelance work online with a retirement/rentista visa? It would not have anything to do with any Peruvian businesses.

Not at all as long as you are paying taxes either in your home country or Peru.

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Expats, Looking for information on how it works here in Peru for expanding a business which is almost 100% reliable from donations. They are wanting to both gain new investors from abroad & raise capital for the expansion. Any help is appreciated. consultusperu Can you explain a little bit more...

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By the way you can use skype to call phones as well assuming you are the one making the call, your mom would just be answering on her phone. Movistar has a plan, s/180 for unlimited calling to a few countries plus 5GB of data. Not sure if the UK is included but you might check some post paid plans t...

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Hi. Hope someone can guide me in where I would be able to find a HDMI cable in Miraflores. My laptop screen broke during a flight to Lima , I urgently need to connect it to a TV screen as I have brought no back ups with me on my trip. This is my 1st time in Miraflores, so pretty clueless of where t...

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"Before going that route, check to see if you have an Arris or Cisco router. If you have an Arris complain until they replace it with a Cisco." Do you mean modem or router. I have nothing but problems with Claro. I have an arris modem they supplied and I use my Cisco router. The most prob...

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I have a one year old daughter who has a Peruvian and a US passport. She'll be traveling with me and my wife to the US for the first time in April and I assume she'll be using her Peruvian passport, although she is a dual citizen. (I assume that because otherwise she would get a six month visa on h...

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If you are doing a lot of other things on your network like watching netflix, downloading anything, etc your voice connection will suffer unless your router supports QOS and you've prioritized your VOIP traffic. The static IP will have no impact on your service and they probably won't give you one a...

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"Before going that route, check to see if you have an Arris or Cisco router. If you have an Arris complain until they replace it with a Cisco." Do you mean modem or router. I have nothing but problems with Claro. I have an arris modem they supplied and I use my Cisco router. The most prob...

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Everyone, I have an office in Miraflores and my telefonica cablemodem goes down everyday. Clario does not provide service to my address. I have OLO as backup but its terribly slow. Does anyone know how to get a faster service, like a dedicated T1? There are several companies that provide dedicated ...

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I still don't understand why we have to use 2 currencies in Perú or which is the best to use. Some hotels, tours, shops etc., ask for dollars and others for Soles. If we have a choice, which is usually best/cheapest, please? Why do we have to use US dollars when Perú has its own currency? Because I...

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In my opinion, you'll probably want to renew your visa before the new year and the laws change to at least have a better shot at 6 months.

I've had several people ask me this, so I look forward to everyone's responses and opinions on this.

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Your question is a personal question based on the currency you earn in and the amount of effort you want to go into looking for the best rate on the street.

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And today we got 3.41 in bcp.

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We changed some money at the casa de cambio by my office. It was 3.372 per dollar...

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Looks like someone hired a bunch of people in trying to avoid getting evicted by the owner. Gotta love Peru!

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http://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/miraflores-balones-de-gas-hotel-noticia-915928?ns_source=self&ns_mchannel=portada.home&ns_campaign=content.destacadas&ns_linkname=1 Not sure of the situation or if it has been resolved but it seems there are 30+ people trying to be evicted from a hostal in M...

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Gonzo wrote:Expat living here in Lima. I would like to have Thanksgiving Dinner with my Peruvian family. No way can I cook a turkey with all the trimmings. Any suggestions where to eat out?
Thnx

The Marriot has a very expensive Thanksgiving buffet.

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