At a Glance

Lima:
Population: 7,819,436
Size: 804.3 square km
Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
People: Mestizo, Spanish, Italian, German, Middle Eastern
Religion: Roman Catholic
Time: Five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. If it’s noon in New York, it’s 11:00 am in Peru. Currency: Currency is the Nuevo Sol. Credit cards are widely accepted.
Electricity: 220 volts, 60 cycles AC with two-prong outlets that accept both flat and round prongs. Some large hotels also have 110-volt outlets.

Cuzco:
Population: 1,171,503
Size: 16.3 square km
Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
People: Mestizo, Spanish, Italian, German, Middle Eastern
Religion: Roman Catholic
Time: Five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. If it’s noon in New York, it’s 11:00 am in Peru. Currency: Currency is the Nuevo Sol. Credit cards are widely accepted.
Electricity: 220 volts, 60 cycles AC with two-prong outlets that accept both flat and round prongs. Some large hotels also have 110-volt outlets.

Machu Picchu:
Population: >5,500
Size: 325.92 square km
Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
People: Mestizo, Spanish, Italian, German, Middle Eastern
Religion: Roman Catholic
Time: Five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. If it’s noon in New York, it’s 11:00 am in Peru. Currency: Currency is the Nuevo Sol. Credit cards are widely accepted.
Electricity: 220 volts, 60 cycles AC with two-prong outlets that accept both flat and round prongs. Some large hotels also have 110-volt outlets.