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Peru Travel Tips: Safety, Health & What I Wish I’d Known
Every Peru travel tip I actually give friends: altitude tricks, taxi and money rules, scams to dodge, what to book ahead and how to stay healthy - from someone who learned the hard way.
26 min · Updated Jul 2026