There is no need to worry about being able to stay in touch with friends and family back home while you’re in Peru. Every town has a Telefonica del Peru with several private phone booths. All you do is give the operator the number you would like to call and they put the call through for you.

Larger towns have street telephone kiosks, and many hotels offering long distance calling as well. These are best to use if available, because the Telefonica offices tend to be more crowded. Internet cafes often double as call centers, enabling you to kill two birds with one stone.

If you prefer to have a cell phone, you can see if your provider offers coverage in Peru, although chances are if they do it will be pretty expensive. The better plan is to either rent a cell phone, or rent or buy a SIM card that you can use with your personal cell. You rent from any number of places such as World Cellular Rentals.

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