Peru: carry ID at all times
- Carry your passport or a valid ID document
- Going out without ID
You must show it when police ask, or you may be taken to the nearest police station.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Peru travel advice
Country guide · PE
Peru
4 destinations & festivals · 3 etiquette rules
Before you go
Read before you go
Peru: photographing military targets is illegal
- Put your camera away when you see a military area
- Photographing any military facilities or personnel
Can mean 2 to 5 years in prison.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Peru travel advice
Peru: coca leaves and coca tea cannot be taken out of the country
- Just drink coca tea while you are there
- Taking coca leaves or coca tea out of Peru
- Carrying luggage for someone else
Coca products may not be taken out of Peru; drug convictions bring long prison sentences.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Peru travel advice
Places & local life
Landmarks, hidden gems & local life
Machu Picchu
The Inca Empire's 'city in the sky', a lost city in the clouds of the Andes
Nazca Lines
An alien canvas on the desert: the mystery of 2,000-year-old giant geoglyphs
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Peruvian ceviche
Peru's national dish, recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.
Sacsayhuamán
The Inca megalithic walls north of Cusco: huge stones fitted so tightly without mortar that you can't slip a coin between them.