Food in Peru
Ceviche is Peru’s classic dish and Lima is the very heart of the dishes origination. A melody fresh fish, lime juice and the rich flavours of pepper, onion and chilli combined, it has to be tried at least once as a rite of passage to Peru. You’ll find it everyone from local markets to high-end restaurants serving it with their own little twist.
You know you want to try Ceviche at the market in Lima,
Lomas Saltado is simply ‘salted beef’; marinated strips of beef combined usually with a stir fry type mix of pepper, onion and tomato and served with rice. It’s often also served with fries or mix of both.
Aji de Gallina is well worth a try, especially since it’s always on the menu when you eat in a local establishment. It’s a yellow cream sauce made from yellow Aji peppers, usually served with meat such as chicken, hard-boiled eggs, potatoes and rice. The best ones normally have a light spicy flavour for an extra kick.
Internet in Peru
The Internet is Peru can be patchy and not always fast or reliable, which makes travel in Peru and forward planning a little frustrating. Get yourself a local SIM card, which saves you having to rely on the patchy hostel and guesthouse Wi-Fi. A SIM card in Peru costs about 15 Soles (about $5 USD) and I got a starter package with a local carrier, Claro for 30 Soles (about $5 USD), which gave me 3MB of data.
Remember to take a copy of your passport in order to purchase the SIM. The main two carriers are Claro and Movistar and you will find many convenience stores, supermarkets and other outlets where you can top up. Just look for the flag signs and shop window stickers for Claro and Movistar.
Drugs in Peru
Peru is the largest exporter of cocaine to the western world, with this trading belt up into Colombia enticing ‘Narco Tourism’. While offers of cocaine and cannabis occur frequently on the street, especially in Cusco, don’t be that tourist whose curiosity gets the better of them.
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