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[Jack Jericho]

Wow! That is frigging horrible for us. So a tourist is not allowed to have a phone now? Seems pretty silly if that is the case. Clearly not thinking about tourists.

It really doesn't make much sense. I am Peruvian so I'm more familiar with the regulations as they apply to locals, but Perú is a country where tourism make an important part of the total national income so I'm sure there are some provisions for tourists. The law demands all owners of new lines to be properly identified and I think that Passports can be considered proper enough ID; all the more so since most modern passports include electronic registry of biometric characteristic, s and that is recorded by the authorities upon entering the country. What Artisttyp says makes a lot more sense to me. I'll find out at Claro, Movistar and Entel stores and report back.

[Artisttyp]

I was in Lima last month.

I simply walked into the Claro store in Miraflores with my passport and unlocked phone. 20 minutes later I walked out with a local number and pre paid minutes.

[Mr Enternational]

Wow! That is frigging horrible for us. So a tourist is not allowed to have a phone now? Seems pretty silly if that is the case. Clearly not thinking about tourists.

Is a local phone really needed these days? For years I had my chips in Peru, Brazil, Colombia, etc. But that was the old days. Since whatsapp came out I have had no need to maintain a balance on so many sim cards. Plus I have free intl data from my home country. If I need to actually call someone I can do a video call on whatsapp or dial the number through skype. The only sims I maintain these days are Dominican Republic and Philippines where my roaming internet can sometimes be poor, and USA and Thailand where I live.

[Guerinto]

Law has changed because criminal bands were using improperly registered prepaid phones for extortion and other criminal activities. Some very poor, homeless, people, were found to have twenty or more prepaid phone lines to their names. Obviously some criminals were using their names. The Law now demands the identity of the owners of all new prepaid phone lines to be biometrically verified via electronic fingerprint readers against the RENIEC's on-line files. (RENIEC = National Identity and Civil Status Registry).

Wow! That is frigging horrible for us. So a tourist is not allowed to have a phone now? Seems pretty silly if that is the case. Clearly not thinking about tourists.

[Jack Jericho]

That has changed now. Foreigners can rent a sim card at the airport for $10 usd and $6 usd a day. If you want a prepaid only a local can do that with an ID and fingerprint.

Law has changed because criminal bands were using improperly registered prepaid phones for extortion and other criminal activities. Some very poor, homeless, people, were found to have twenty or more prepaid phone lines to their names. Obviously some criminals were using their names. The Law now demands the identity of the owners of all new prepaid phone lines to be biometrically verified via electronic fingerprint readers against the RENIEC's on-line files. (RENIEC = National Identity and Civil Status Registry).

[Seraph2099]

In 2015, all I had to do was show up at the Claro on Avenida Jose Larco, bring my unlocked phone and my passport. You get in one line, then another and you get a chip and a number there. I believe I also bought some data on the spot and after that you top up a Metro, among other places. Was pretty quick and simple for me, but then I brought a local with me just in case. I have basic Spanish.

Hope this helps.

That has changed now. Foreigners can rent a sim card at the airport for $10 usd and $6 usd a day. If you want a prepaid only a local can do that with an ID and fingerprint.

[Guerinto]

Considering a trip to Peru. Do locals need to show ID or get fingerprinted to get a cell phone and get a local number? What do foreigners need to buy a cell phone and get a local number?

In 2015, all I had to do was show up at the Claro on Avenida Jose Larco, bring my unlocked phone and my passport. You get in one line, then another and you get a chip and a number there. I believe I also bought some data on the spot and after that you top up a Metro, among other places. Was pretty quick and simple for me, but then I brought a local with me just in case. I have basic Spanish.

Hope this helps.

[Iguana Six]

Considering a trip to Peru. Do locals need to show ID or get fingerprinted to get a cell phone and get a local number? What do foreigners need to buy a cell phone and get a local number?

[LifeIsABeach]

A US guy has been busted for offering underaged girls to sex tourists, according to a paper I read. Does anyone else know anything about it? This, in Lima, Peru!

Old news. Read the past posts.

[Cons68]

Hi Folks, just a quick report. I have been checking a few websites like seekingarrangements, adultfriendfinder and badoo.

I must say that I have got quite a good response, some 25-30% girls from seeking arrangements tend to ask more money but a few of them look very promising (one is also in AFF) girls are early twenties or late teens.

Response in AFF is also around 30%, girls are older (30 something) but seem to be more into this for fun.

Finally I got a couple of responses in Badoo, a 19 yo girl who looks really awesome (but not answering, may have got cold feet) and a 25 yo "promotora" who looks really slutty and was disappointed about my age but still is keen on meeting (my wallet makes up for my looks it seems).

A couple of girls seem to be open to explore bondage. Let see.

I got a very helpful benchmark from SlyOne and it is very likely his contacts are better than the ones I am getting, but still worth a try methinks.

[Crazy Jim Wood]

Hi, I am have been researching naturalization in order to get a second passport in Peru. It seems that it is pretty straight forward, you can apply after 2 years of permanent residency. But, it is a little more hazy how one can get PR without marrying? I was looking at the rentista (pensioner) visa, which seems to just require proof of $1000 of passive income? It seems a little unspecific about what constitutes "proof. " But a rentista visa is a "non-working" visa? Would a rentista visa, student visa, etc all allow for a 2-year residency that would qualify one for citizenship? Does anyone here have actual experience with this, possibly know a local lawyer who can get it done? If the scuttlebutt I have seen is true then it sounds incredibly cheap, fast, and easy compared to other countries out there. Thanks!

[Cool]

Seems like you have to pay a lot of girls or maybe get some free but I wondered what current sort of prices of you had to pay a girl?

I have a really great dilemma where to go either Brazil or Peru or Colombia and Peru looks the best but there is a lot on Google saying its crap for girls and of course these may be Bcrappers.

Thanks.

Brazil wins out. Peru is cheaper but Brazilianas are better performers and offer more risqué services. But Peruvians are great looking. Lima's beach is underwhelming.

[Old Parr]

Heads up. Stay out of troubles.

https://pe.linkedin.com/in/josh-david-brown-71ba22a

http://news.yahoo.com/peru-arrests-a...232533224.html

Peru arrests American accused of running child sex tourism ring.

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities arrested an American man charged with running a child sex tourism ring out of Lima for the past 10 years and rescued 11 victims aged between 4 and 17, police said on Monday.

The arrest of Joshua Brown, 64, along with five accomplices, was the first major bust of a child sex trafficking operation allegedly led by a foreigner in the South American country in recent years.

Police said they were now investigating the "probable" murder of two children related to the case.

David33,

It just goes to show you never know. Very sad. I just hope the media reports are found to be untrue.

[Guerinto]

http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-lim...sm-ring-108325

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pe...0TQ2UA20151207#t6 OBEdGLgt6 mbvVW. 97.

Spanish article:

http://elcomercio.pe/lima/policiales...oticia-1861792

Very sad for the children.

[Samu Ray]

A US guy has been busted for offering underaged girls to sex tourists, according to a paper I read. Does anyone else know anything about it? This, in Lima, Peru!