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12-02-17 14:39 #1048
Posts: 202Memories.
Originally Posted by SlyOne [View Original Post]
You won't know me by this handle as my daughter got hold of my old handle, and I don' t use it anymore. Do you still have your nice little party's? I remember many moons ago when we took a few girls to a hot disco after one of your events.
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12-02-17 10:21 #1047
Posts: 3860Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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12-02-17 09:36 #1046
Posts: 16078Originally Posted by Artisttyp [View Original Post]
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12-02-17 07:31 #1045
Posts: 3860Dating Websites
Greetings.
What dating websites are you guys using for Peru? Do you recommend one over the other? I had great success on Latinlovesearch *years ago but it doesn't seem to be busy or is it?
Thank You.
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10-30-17 22:35 #1044
Posts: 282Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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10-14-17 21:59 #1043
Posts: 16078Originally Posted by MrThomas [View Original Post]
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10-14-17 20:34 #1042
Posts: 46Is ISG blocked in Peru or Lima?
A few years ago there was some controversy and I thought I read ISG was then blocked in Peru. Is ISG blocked in Peru?
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08-18-17 18:21 #1041
Posts: 282Originally Posted by Dickhead [View Original Post]
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08-18-17 17:52 #1040
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by JackJericho [View Original Post]
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08-18-17 11:51 #1039
Posts: 450Getting a Taxi from the Airport to your Hotel in Miraflores
When you go through the airport exit door you will be mobbed by companies offering taxi services at varying rates. Avoid these guys as they are, for the most part, trying to scam ignorant tourists. They will be asking you for anywhere up to USD 50 for a ride to Miraflores, which is way too much.
There is a English speaking Taxi Owner / Driver on this page who can be contracted via pm Provided you are a paid ISG member. Handle "Gringo Taxi" he is relatively inexpensive 55 soles (about $USD18 to Miraflores) and offers a good service by someone who speaks our language.
Beware of getting into street taxis at the airport to save a few bucks. Gringos get kidnapped and robbed down here especially when they just arrive and are the most vulnerable so this advice is very important.
The airport is located about 45-60 minutes from Miraflores, depending on traffic.
Hint: Make sure that both back doors and the trunk of the taxi are locked and all windows are up. You do not want someone helping themselves to your luggage while the taxi is stopped at traffic lights on the way to the hotel. You will be driving through some shady districts on the way to Miraflores so this advice is not just academic. You may be taken through some seedy back streets in San Miguel in order to get to the coastal road. It this happens, do not be unduly alarmed.
Fellow mongers be careful out there.
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06-12-17 16:54 #1038
Posts: 282Originally Posted by Dickhead [View Original Post]
The problem about La Molina is that it is in the outskirts of Lima and it takes a long time in very heavy traffic to get there or out of there. I know because I've lived in La Molina ever since I got married. I wouldn't live anywhere else in Lima unless I had no choice (read no money) and I grew up in San Isidro. It is a far more residential district than San Isidro or San Borja and house or apartment rental there is somewhat cheaper than in San Isidro, San Borja, Miraflores or Magdalena.
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06-09-17 17:32 #1037
Posts: 3359I have a job offer in Lima so if any mongers know anything about the La Molina neighborhood like is it safe and is there much housing there, please PM me. It is the Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola and this is the link to the google map of the address:
Av. La Fontana 550, La Molina. , Lima, Peru.
https://www.google.es/maps/place/Av.+la+Fontana+550,+Distrito+de+Lima+15024,+Peru/@-12.0722628,-76.9553844,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x9105c6fb2086e8f1:0xe095e4c767663aa1!8m2!3d-12.0735008!4d-76.9537643
I know the pluses and minuses of Lima so am looking for neighborhood-specific info. Thanks in advance!
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05-25-17 00:09 #1036
Posts: 901Just Finishing My First Trip to Peru and Colombia
My thanks to all the people that makes the Peru and Colombia forums great! Fantastic info here; it made my trip enjoyable and a lot easier. A lot better than the Vietnam forum in which people will not give info because "it might spoil the market" or the equally pathetic usasexguide.info's California forum (Jackson's domestic site) in which people will only give info in a trade.
IMO, Colombian girls are cuter than Peruvian girls. Obviously, mongering in Colombia is a lot better than in Peru.
I only know a few words in Spanish. Obviously being fluent in Spanish helps, but knowing a few phrases, having Google translate, and having money is sufficient to enjoy everything. Using Uber to go point to point is the way to go for a newbie who doesn't know Spanish.
At the airport in Peru at the baggage claim area, there is a stall renting Claro sim cards. The sign said 6 per day for a sim rental. WTF! That is a rip off. Not sure if it that was in US dollars or Soles; either way, it is still a rip off. You can go the official Claro office, and buy a sim card for 5 Soles (you just need an ID). I paid 20 Soles for 1 Gig of data for 1 month; that also came with some bonus minutes and text. It was 30 Soles for 2 Gig. As reported in the internet, there is a Claro store at the upstairs departure level. It seems geared toward customers who plan to roam in other countries. Never checked plans / prices for Peru at that store.
Uber is in Lima, but not available in Cusco. Easy Taxi app works in Cusco.
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04-06-17 01:37 #1035
Posts: 162Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
I guess I could data from a reseller, but that is $50 USD a month for only 2 GB. Better than being robbed $6 USD per day over 6 months, but still far worse than loading up on data at a Metro when you need and just using apartment, bar and restaurant wifi. I tried WiGo, but that truly sucked. Maybe is better now, but I would not be optimistic.
I guess time will tell. Worst case, I'll do without since I refuse to pay $180 USD a month to rent a sim and then pay for data on top of that.
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04-03-17 23:07 #1034
Posts: 49Tourists can still rent SIM cards
Originally Posted by JackJericho [View Original Post]
I paid about 15 soles for the sim and another 40 soles to load it with the help of a local friend. $15 usd.
If I was to have rented a sim for this trip from the airport it would have been 10 usd and 6 usd per day. $70 usd to rent. I saved $55 usd.
If you are a tourist I hope you have some local friends who are willing to help you. Otherwise you will just have to suck it up and eat the cost.