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Where you decide to live depends on your lifestyle and budget needs. Some areas are definitely more affordable than others and large urban centers are always going to be more expensive than smaller rural towns. Here are some examples of places you can live in Peru at various budget levels.
Every year, an increasing number of expats decide to move to Peru for the long term. They are attracted by the inexpensive cost of living, the rich culture, and the array of wonderful traditional foods. Many expats are married to Peruvians and are relocating back to the country after living in the U.S. for years.
Visit any Peru online expat forum and you are bound to see Walter Clark’s name pop up repeatedly as the “go to” person for safe, reliable transport in Lima. Walter has found a successful business niche as one of the only, if not the only, English-speaking professional drivers in this vibrant seaside capital city of over 10 million people...
We are now at the end of our first week of enforced total lockdown and it is now very possible that it will be extended to 90 days. We know we are much safer here in our small town of Huanchaco on the north coast of Peru than we would be in Canada or the U.S. Peru is taking the outbreak very seriously.
It’s difficult to really experience what Peru has to offer if you only have 10 days. But this itinerary will still give you enough time to have a taste of what these three popular cities have to offer. International flights head into Lima, the capital, so that is where any journey in Peru begins...
In this short video, IL’s Peru correspondent, Steve LePoidevin, looks at the coastline of Peru and its many beaches. Although known to the local and international surfing crowd for decades, the rest of the world is only recently discovering the relatively undeveloped 1500-mile coastline...
Something that we have grown to love after more than eight years of living in Asia is wide variety of street food that is always readily available in this part of the world. Whether strolling the chaotic back alleys of Chinese cities or browsing the numerous markets of Chiang Mai, we have always been able to find an infinite number of inexpensive dishes prepared and served within minutes by friendly street vendors. Each country and city has its own specialties that cater to the locals as well as more adventuresome tourists that are looking for new taste sensations.
If Santiago is the financial and business hub of Chile then the coastal city of Viña del Mar is the country’s summer playground. Often referred to as “The Garden City”, Viña is part of the Greater Valparaiso area that also includes the nearby port city of Valparaiso, as well as the smaller municipalities of Concon, Quilpue...
When my wife, Nancy, and I decided to move to Peru, we didn’t have a lot of interest in seeking out those places where huge expat communities were already thriving. Maybe we are pioneers at heart.
There is more to Peru than Machu Picchu. But with its spectacular views, larger-than-life stone architecture, and various scenic ways of approaching the site, it definitely ranks high on the list of things to do. Peru has one of the most diverse landscapes in the world...