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stuart

There's a good shop at the top back of Chacarilla with reasonable prices (materials costing roughly twice what they would in US for example). Enter the mall from the last door on Caminos del Inca before Plaza Vea, it's on the second or third level on the right. I can get the name and tienda number f...

stuart

Those involved in making money from ever increasing prices swear blind that there is no bubble, there won't be a bubble and that house prices are going to go up for years to come. They say the boom and bust cycle doesn't apply to Peru, that Peru is different and won't ever have a bust. They say the ...

stuart

A minimum of 10% inflation seems to be the norm, might be a bit more now. With minimum wage rises, food produced in Peru costs a bit more than before. A month an a half ago, pretty much everything in Makro went up by S/.3 at least.

stuart

Go to Breña really early or just before lunch (never on a Monday or Friday), and Chi Chi's 30 mins with sound like an exaggeration.

stuart

I must have been thinking of something else when I remembered someone mentioning no maintenance. The lowest monthly fee I've found is S/.13. Every sol counts.

stuart

Amex, Discover, Visa/Master card use them all the time, paid off their balance on time, never paid any interest and never been charged any maintenance fee. A Peruvian bank gave you an American Express, Discover, Visa and Mastercard where you don't pay any monthly maintenance fee? Which bank? What's...

stuart

Did someone mention a credit card that doesn't charge a monthly maintenance fee if the balance is always paid off? Not sure if I was dreaming or not.

stuart

You probably will get away with not having "official" translations done Can anyone confirm this? Do I need to present any translations at all, of my school transcript and driver's license letter of authenticity? I didn't in around 2009, but it's probably random. If you really want to avoi...

stuart

Come on Chichi the majority of public transportation drivers do not know how to read, write or what is their left and right. And all of them can get the license. If people like that can get it. Anyone can. Speaking of left and right, I remember when I went to do all the tramites, there's a form you...

stuart

Based on Google Images, I'm 99% sure I just saw one of these in Quality Products, in Real Plaza Primavera. Second floor, to the side of the food court.

stuart

Is it just to hang yourself by your feet and take the pressure off your lower back?
If so, I do the same with those parallel bars in all the parks with the other exercise equipment, just let my legs hang.

stuart

You don't say where you are, and I don't know what an inversion board is, but if you can, try the little shop next to Serpost in Petit Thouars in Miraflores. If you don't have any luck there, I could recommend a street in central Lima that sells medical equipment.

stuart

i highly doubt you can do such a thing here. you are far from the land of Costco and Sams Club. Makro is like CostCo. Well, Makro is the "closest" Peru has to a Costco, BJs, or Sam's Club....However, I go there once or twice every month.... and you won't find US cerals in bulk. You may fi...

stuart

renodante wrote:i highly doubt you can do such a thing here. you are far from the land of Costco and Sams Club.

Makro is like CostCo.

stuart

In Makro you'll save 2-3 soles on each box. Most of them are produced in Colombia. Sadly they're all neatly stacked on the shelves and not in their shipping boxes like some of the other goods, so I don't know who imports the stuff - if you're looking to buy a lot you might want to buy from them at a...

stuart

chi chi wrote:For foreigners, it´s very difficult to get a licence in Lima.

False.

stuart

VicManu is right, there has been no change. You probably will get away with not having "official" translations done, so long as it's in latin script.

stuart

This is the closest I cam come to answering your question:
http://www.facebook.com/APERAT

...maybe you can find people to meet through this group.

stuart

Peru is full of opportunities for Peruvians and for foreigners who come in with different skill sets, connections, and some capital, and ASSUMING (big assumption maybe) that those of us who come are a net positive benefit to the country, Peru would benefit from encouraging selective immigration fro...

stuart

No reason not to visit northern Peru or eat fish. No reason to plunge northern Peru into economic problems because a group of Peru's most intellectual and scientifically-versed (its politicians) tell you to not eat fish. Pelicans died of hunger because the summer hasn't ended when it should have. Th...

stuart

In speaking frankly with a sunglasses seller in northern Peru, he indicates that he sells between 11-20 sunglasses a day. He buys in Lima for s/ 2 and sells in the north for s/ 20. So average 15 pairs at s/ 18 profit equals s/ 8000 a month. No wonder there are so many sunglasses ambulantes there! H...

stuart

Seen it in some supermarkets near to ordinary wheat flours, Plaza Vea in particular. A bio-feria in MF, Surco or LM will have it as mentioned.

stuart

As far as I ever knew, the Interpol check on becoming a resident is to find out whether you have any outstanding warrants - they're looking for international criminals trying to get legal status in a country is a (flawed) attempt to try hide from their home country. That you have a record of somethi...

stuart

Kelly wrote:A statue of Christ is pretty much the opposite of a pagan shrine.

Unless he was taking a stab at polytheistic idol-worshiping Catholicism.

stuart

Also, once or so per month, old pitucas from nearby go and poison a few cats.

stuart

There is also the possibility to subscribe to a specific clinic, but that means that when you are outside your home town (for us Lima) and you need medical attention, you need a separate health insurance or pay everything in full. Is this correct? Less a need for "separate health insurance&quo...

stuart

Apparently in two weeks according to El Comercio, but someone would have to ask in a Peruvian iStore. He's obviously not going to be one of the first in Peru who has one, I'm sure have a dozen Peruvians will have one by now and there's probably a couple of imported ones at exuberant prices for sale ...

stuart

As I understand it that 2001 UNESCO study placed Peru in the lowest position in Latin America with over 80% of students at the lowest level possible in reading, mathematics and science... Peru was one of the lowest ranked in the entire world, we're talking bottom few. The remaining 20% of the popula...

stuart

It went on to say: "The kidnappers have made it known that in any eventual random demand, US Dollars and Euros will NOT be accepted."

stuart

Generic iodine-water, iodine-water-alcohol and iodine-alcohol solutions are sold in pharmacies, supermarkets and bodegas across the country for pennies.

Iodine is called yodo in Spanish.

stuart

Sorry Silverback, historical fact bares no part in the discussion of the Malvinas, islands populated by full-blooded members of the Argentinian race since 500B.C. until their capture by dastardly British warmongers with evil curly mustaches. The great genocide of 1841 where over 2.5 million peaceful...

stuart

I understand Sean Penn has offered to buy a Beverly Hills mansion for each island family so that the Falklands could be returned to the Spanish, or the French, no... the Dutch. Though if none of them want it, perhaps Argentina or Chile could start their first tentative colonies there.

stuart

I was in Santiago De Chile last week. Woww, what a difference. Santiago was clean and very safe. European style public transport. But expensive. Converted in Peruvian soles; 10 soles a beer, cheap 'menu' 40 soles, busticket 4 soles, cheap hostel 80 soles. And those countries are neighboors...??? Bu...

stuart

I think Drake should be cut some slack. If he had said the majority of Peruvians like to party, it would be just as "racist", offensive and "out of line". He did not say, as Choripán suggests, that Peruvians are sub-species with genetic defects. One thing I like most about Peru i...

stuart

As a foreigner and a Peruvian, I have to admit that I treat myself much better than I treat others.

stuart

Go to Hiraoka, go to where they sell screens separately, buy one that comes with 12months warranty.

stuart

I'm not sure you really need to ask.

Suggest paying into a bank account registered in their name, you won't get a reply back, and it you do it will be an hilarious story of excuses.

stuart

There are NOT very many at all. And do NOT take your Suzuki to Derco whatever you do, they will destroy it. Go to 2525 República de Panamá and ask for Yuri. He's honest and isn't looking for a fast buck by trying to turn over as many vehicles per day as in can, in fact, you may have to ask him reall...

stuart

Replied to some specifics you asked me in a PM, let me know if I can help further. I should add that you would indeed need to bring all your spare parts with you and would need to know basic maintenance at a minimum. If you got stuck on a back road in the mountains at night, in any vehicle, you coul...

stuart

Has anyone thought to ask LAN and Taca (and any other airlines that engage in the practice) the reason they have instituted this policy? I don't doubt that you'd get some kind of corporate non-answer, but I still think it would be interesting to see what their excuse(s) is(are). Their excuse is tha...

stuart

What model is the HP? A Mini 311 would be nice.

But I'd really like an Asus Eee PC 1015PN-PU17 or even better an Asus Eee PC 1018PB .

stuart

Looking at the Chilean link for a second time, this in the last paragraph made me laugh: "es posible que nunca se vaya a definir". It's something I've heard a lot when attributing Peruvian origin to other countries, always "we may never know". :D Genetic studies apparently don't ...

stuart

Stuart, I am failing at understanding what your point is with mentioning Sancocho. My point is that it is of Spanish origin, what is your point? If your only point is that Sancocho is a stew, well then I agree with you. I'll take the words from your mouth... "San Cocho" or "Sancochad...

stuart

I believe a genetic study showed that those potatoes eventually brought to Europe to be grown there were from Chiloe-Chile, and that most of the world's new variety of potatoes descend from these Chilean potatoes. I don't have a link to any studies, but this is the version of events that is told by ...

stuart

I wasn't corrected by windsportinperu, who correctly identified that cooking things in a stew is to boil them, thus the origin of the name of the dish - which happens to derive from a verb and is then used as a noun. (There's another post about cooking lessons you may want to get in on, you'll see h...

stuart

San Cocho is also a typical Colombian soup (as says a Colombian) and called San Cochado in Peru. You can also find Ceviche in Ecuador and Colombia and they both say it's theirs also. Each nationality you ask also claims that arroz con pollo "originally" came from their country or started ...

stuart

Exactly... you apparently have next to nothing to loose and a lot to gain. You also seem to be following in the footsteps of a surprisingly large number of younger expats. One thing I would say... it often is down to luck or down to persistence to get hired into a good job... i.e. one that you are d...

stuart

Do you mean travel sickness? I think grapefruit seed extract would be quite expensive here as there's no mass-market for supplements. But if you're interested in this kind of stuff, you might want to pay a visit to Santa Natura (then buy cheaper elsewhere if possible). Peru has a tonne of interestin...

stuart

How often have you tried to figure out what is a reasonable amount to pay for various services? Seems it's easier to compare and figure out the right prices when buying things, but when agreeing on payment for services, it seems more complicated and often we wonder what others pay - or would consid...

stuart

Taking ayahuasca for most pople usually involves vomiting and having diarrhea into a bucket with the people you're with, all while you're dizzy. I don't think its a great idea for those with depression.

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