The “Jorge Chávez” International Airport, located in the Constitutional Province of El Callao, 20 minutes from Metropolitan Lima, was chosen as theBest Airport of South America by Skytrax Research in 2010.

Passengers who have to travel overseas must first go through customs and not forget to show their boarding and disembarking passes, and keep them until they leave the country.

Take care of your luggage and never trust strangers.

Airport facilities

Money and Communications: There are a foreign currency exchange office in the main hall and a post office on the ground floor. The automatic teller machines are in different sections of the airport.Bars and Restaurants: There are three restaurants as well as coffee shops at the international section, on the top floor.Purchases: The tax-free stores are just before reaching the Customs Office. There is a commercial area in the main hall, including bookstores and handicraft stores.Luggage: The tags for the luggage can be found in the main hall of the airport.Other sections: There is a pharmacy and a medical centre with vaccination service on the top floor. The medical emergency services operate 24 hours, free of charge. There is also a private medical service on the first level of the international area.

Communications: In Lima, there are easy-access public phones, from which national and international calls may be made, whether directly or through an operator. Public phones work with coins or phone cards (which can be purchased in newspaper stands and shops). Mobile and wireless Internet services can be rented at the airport.

There are many public Internet booths or cybercafes in Lima, which operate until late at night. Hotels also have Internet service.

Money exchange: U.S. dollars are the easiest currency to change into the country’s national currency. Since Lima has a high tourist inflow, most tourist services set their prices on the basis of the U.S. dollar, which can freely used to buy anything or pay for any kind of service. Prices are calculated on the basis of the informal market exchange rate, which is of public knowledge.

There are people on the street who would buy foreign currency, but it is recommended to conduct this type of transaction in hotels and/or foreign exchange houses, which are found all over the city.

Credit Cards: The most widely accepted credit cards are Visa and MasterCard. It is easy to find automatic teller machines in Lima which accept almost all credit cards, and they operate round-the-clock. Try to get from your bank a list of foreign agencies where your card may be accepted.