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Everyone lives behind bars in Miraflores - Lima
Everyone lives behind bars in Miraflores
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  • By CubsIn4 on August 26, 2002
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  • Lima is generally a safe city, but petty crime is common. Avoid carrying your passport, credit cards or large sums of cash if you can. Pickpockets are a real concern in the more common tourist areas, and you wouldn't want to lose anything valuable. Leave anything important behind when you go out.

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    Keep and eye on your stuff
  • By happyebb on February 21, 2006
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  • Lima is made up to be an awfully dangerous place (at least that's what i was told before i went there) , but this doesn't have to be the case if you are careful and always keep an eye on your belongings. Beware of strangers aproaching to you, in some cases they just want to be friendly, but in others they are trying to distract you to rob you. JUST BE CAREFUL NOT PARANOID!


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    Don't wear flashy jewellry
  • By easterntrekker on October 16, 2006
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    Lima is not a safe city to roam as you want freely . Tourist police are visible but still you need to use caution . The city is ringed with huge shanty towns . Poverty is very real and extenive. We travellers represent wealth....so take heed and dress modestly , and leave expensive jewellery home.


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    Starbucks Theft
  • By baanasta on August 22, 2006
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  • Make sure you keep your belongings within your possesion at all times, especially at tourist places like Starbucks. Starbucks is known for creating a laid-back environment and it is easy to let your guard down there but you shouldn't. I had my back stolen literally within 15 seconds of turning my back. I have also heard other similar stories about the starbuck throughout Larcomar. Lima seems to be generally safe city, but petty crime is rampant.

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    Cambio/Change
  • By elpariente on February 20, 2007
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    Normalmente no hay problemas de cambio en Perú , se puede cambiar casi que en todas partes Usually you do not have change problems in Perú , you may change practically everywhere

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    Don't Get Your Hair Cut for $4
  • By thebeatsurrender on June 20, 2007
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    by thebeatsurrender
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    OK, so I admit to being a compulsive hair cutter. I get bored and change my hair. Which is what happened our second to last day in Lima when I wandered by a sign that advertised haircuts for $4. I ended up with a MULLET WITH WINGS before I had him just chop it all off in shame. The moral of this story is don't get your hair cut at a dirt cheap salon by a dude that you can't communicate with.


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    Terremoto/Earthquake
  • By elpariente on February 20, 2007
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    Perú es tierra de terremotos y por ello en casi todos los edificios tienes señales que te indican cuales son los sitios más seguros en la zona que estás en caso de que haya un terremoto Perú is an earthquake land and for this reason in most of the buildings you have signals indicating which are the most sures places in case of earthquake

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    B careful
  • By chenga28 on December 9, 2003
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  • Please take care when wandering around on your own, in central Lima, as some areas can be dangerous and pickpockets are daring

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    Be afraid, be very afraid.
  • Updated By frankcanfly on January 10, 2003
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    Polizia Do you have something to be afraid of?

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    Gang of theives
  • By world_travels on August 23, 2004
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  • Robbed in Lima, be careful!

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