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• Lima, Peru<\/h3><\/li>

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  FCO's travel advice & alerts (fco.gov.uk)<\/h2><\/div>

  • Peru<\/a><\/h3><\/li>

    • Demonstrations are common in Peru and can turn violent quickly. See<\/strong>Local travel<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • Around 56,000 British nationals visit Peru every year. Most visits are trouble free. See <\/strong>Consular assistance statistics<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • Drug trafficking is a serious crime and drug smugglers face long terms of imprisonment. See <\/strong>Local Laws and Customs<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • There may be a higher risk to your safety in areas where there is organised crime and terrorism linked to the production of drugs. See <\/strong>Local travel<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • There are serious risks involved in flying over the Nazca Lines. See <\/strong>Nazca Lines<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • There is risk of robbery by bogus taxi drivers, especially to and from the airports and at bus terminals. See<\/strong>Crime<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • Driving standards are poor. Crashes resulting in death and injury occur frequently. See<\/strong>Road travel<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • There is a general threat from terrorism. See<\/strong>Terrorism<\/strong><\/a>
      
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    • Take out comprehensive travel and medical <\/strong>insurance<\/strong><\/a> before you travel.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","script":"$().ready(function() {$('#Destination_info div.infSection a.minMax').click(function() {\tvar relVal=$(this).attr('rel'), cookieVal='min';\tvar cookieName='minmax_' + relVal;\tif ($(this).hasClass('min')) {\t$(this).addClass('max').removeClass('min');\t} else {\t$(this).removeClass('max').addClass('min');\tcookieVal='max';\t}\t$(this).parent().next().slideToggle('fast');\t$.cookie(cookieName, cookieVal, { expires: 7, path: '\/' });\treturn false;\t});});"}