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Airports
There are 19 airports in
Peru that receive international flights. They are
located in the following cities:
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City |
Department |
| Arequipa |
Arequipa |
|
Ayacucho |
Ayacucho |
|
Cajamarca |
Cajamarca |
|
Chiclayo |
Lambayeque |
|
Cuzco |
Cuzco |
|
Ilo |
Moquegua |
|
Iquitos |
Loreto |
|
Juliaca |
Puno |
|
Lima |
Lima |
|
Piura |
Piura |
|
Pucallpa |
Ucayali |
|
Puerto Maldonado |
Madre de Dios |
|
Rioja |
San Martín |
|
Tacna |
Tacna |
|
Talara |
Piura |
|
Tarapoto |
San Martín |
|
Trujillo |
La Libertad |
|
Tumbes |
Tumbes |
| Yurimaguas |
Loreto |
There are 22 additional airports
with an irregular flow of air traffic, receiving only
charter flights and support flights from the Armed Forces.
The
Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, receives
most of the international traffic and serves as a connecting
point for flights between Europe, North America and the
Andean countries. It provides all the necessary facilities
such as: International Police services, immigration, customs
as well as restaurants, bathrooms, stores selling traveling
articles, magazine stands, and waiting rooms.
The airport of Iquitos,
capital of the Loreto District (Peruvian jungle) also
receives some international flights.
Taxes
You have to pay a tax for
every international flight in all Peruvian airports (US
$ 30.25). Traveler checks are accepted.
Customs
It is forbidden to take
archeological or historical objects out of the country,
or any narcotics (including marijuana and cocaine).
You
are permitted to enter 2 liters of alcoholic beverage
and 400 cigarettes. Personal devices such as cameras,
laptops, and other travel items can be brought into the
country without any problems. If you purchase copies of
architectural objects do so through a reliable vendor
and obtain documentation from the National Cultural Institute
in order to show authorities. Coca leaves are also sold
legally in small quantities but they are illegal in most
other countries. Although it is impossible to produce
a significant amount of cocaine from these bags, it is
not worth the risk to take them home with you.
There
are people that sell live exotic animals in the jungles
of Peru, but you need special permission to transport
wild flora and fauna species. This permission
is granted by the Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales/National
Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA),
and by Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria/National Agrarian
Health Service (SENASA).
For more information about
customs, please visit the National
Customs Superintendence.
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