Before you go

Cusco's Plaza de Armas at night, its paving gleaming under street lamps, the cathedral beyond.

07Plan your trip

Four things you need for planning. Entry rules depend on your nationality, so check them on the National Superintendency of Migration website before booking.

Best season: May to September; The dry season in the Andes. Rain falls from October to April, heaviest from January to March.Geography of Peru · Wikipedia
Main airports: Lima and CuscoLIM · CUZ; Jorge Chávez International Airport · WikipediaAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport · Wikipedia
Currency: Peruvian solPEN; One sol is divided into 100 céntimos.Peruvian sol · Wikipedia
Time zone: Peru TimeUTC−5; One time zone, no daylight saving.Time in Peru · Wikipedia