General Information

Useful Information of Lima, Peru

Safe transfers Airport: Upon arrival to Jorge Chavez Airport, when exiting the immigration zone, you will find 2 reliable taxi counters (CMV and MITSUI) wher you can hire a transfer to your hotel.

Sede: The Congress will be held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru – “Polideportivo” Building. Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima – Telephone: (+511) 626-2000

Weather in Lima: while visiting Lima in October, you can expect mild temperatures of 18º to 22º C (66º – 72º F), with an average of 90% humidity (Springtime), warmer during daytime and cooler at night.

Money Issues: 

  • Currency: Nuevo Sol ( S/. ). Some transactions may be carried out in US dollars. Especially at shopping malls, restaurants, and hotels.
  • Exchange Rate: S/.3.408 per US dollar
  • Credit Cards: VISA, American Express, MasterCard and Diners are accepted in most establishments.
  • Sales Tax (IGV): The Sales Tax is 18% for all purchases, and is usually included in the listed price.

Electricity: 220 v / 60 HZ, two-post flat or round plug without ground connection.
Communications: Long distance calls can be made from any public telephone using cards or coins, Most hotels offer Internet service and there are also public Internet cafés and points.
Smoking: is prohibited in public spaces.
Customs: www.aduanet.gob.pe Electronic equipment or personal computers should be declared upon entry to the country. Shopping: Shops are open from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, including Sundays. Some supermarkets and pharmacies are open 24 hours. Recreation: Theaters, nightclubs, folk shows, sporting events, and restaurants serving local and international food. In October, the world’s greatest bullfighters compete for the valuable Gold Scapulary in the Bullfight Fair of the Lord of Miracles (La Feria Taurina del Señor de los Milagros)

Hotels in Lima hoteles (ingles)

Restaurants near PUCP RESTAURANTES (INGLES)

“Geólogo con más de 30 años de experiencia profesional en el Perú y el extranjero, en operaciones mineras subterráneas y exploraciones regionales y distritales -brownfield- en yacimientos polimetálicos de metales base y metales preciosos,  en ambientes de carbonatos en el centro y norte del Perú y epitermales auríferos y argentiferos en la región de Centroamérica y Bolivia; más de 10 años de trabajos en el Domo de Yauli, en los distritos de Morococha y San Cristobal-Andaychagua.

Graduado en la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, con cursos de Post-Grado en Ecuador, Argentina y España en Metalogenia, Vulcanismo y Geoquímica Ambiental.”