Peruvian Money - Overview

Coming to a foreign country is always an exciting experience. Visiting Peru is no exception. So many new impressions might overwhelm you easily and you could get distracted when it comes to a boring, but important issue like money. Most probably you don't know how the Peruvian currency (Nuevo Sol) looks like, before actual being in Peru. Therefore we highly recommend reading our information about the money you will be using during your visit and how things related to money are handled in Peru.

Take your time to read through our selection of pages. We tried to give you good general information about the Peruvian currency, familiarize you to the notes and coins including all important security features, tell you how to behave when handling money and make you aware of what to keep in mind when paying or changing money. We will give you some examples of common tricks and explain how people try to rip you off. More useful basic information about changing money, exchange offices, credit cards, money transfers, banks and the unfortunate presence of beggars can be found under the correlating topics.

Peruvian Money Due to high inflation the currency of Republican Peru, the Sol was abandoned in 1985 and the Inti introduced. Since 1991 the Nuevo Sol is Peru´s currency. Today the Nuevo Sol is a quite stable currency with a moderate inflation... Read more		Handling Money in Lima Coming to Lima and Peru you have most probably heard good meant warnings about your safety especially in the capital. The general situation in Lima shouldn't be considered worse than in any other big city around the world... Read more		Security Features / Fakes Every time we get a banknote we observe it with greater or lesser attention. It mostly depends on the value (higher value, longer observation), the situation or from whom we might be getting it. The modern Peruvian Banknotes have... Read more

Old Peruvian Money Our gallery presents an overview of all Peruvian Banknotes and Bills used as legal tender from 1922 until today (issued by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru). It is dedicated to the beautiful images on the old paper money... Read more		Changing Money in Lima US Dollars and Euros can be changed without restrictions in hotels, banks, exchange offices or on the street. The safest way is in banks and your hotel, but to much lower rates than in exchange offices or on the street... Read more		TC's, Credit Cards, ATM´s Credit cards come very handy. All well known international credit cards (just known as “tarjetas”) are accepted nearly everywhere in Lima. With your credit card you can withdraw money (Soles or US$ Dollar) at many ATM´s in Lima... Read more

Money Transfers

To send money from home to Peru or vice versa is easy and quick, unfortunately it can be quite expensive. Still it’s good to know that in case of an emergency funds can be transferred reliable without an account...

Common Products Prices

Prices of Common Consumer Products in Lima, Peru

To give you some sort of idea what product prices in Peru are like, we have put together a list of common consumer products. The listed prices are by no means fixed and might vary according to the manufacturer and the market...

Banks & Banking in Lima

Banks and Banking in Lima on an international Level

In Lima you'll find banks nearly at every corner. But finding a good and reliable bank is as difficult as in any other city around the world. In our listing you can find some of the bigger national and international banks...

Current Exchange Rates

Current exchange rate for the Peruvian Nuevo Sol to the Dollar and Euro

S/. 1.00 =

0.37 US$

US$ 1 =

S/. 2.67

S/. 1.00 =

0.31 Euro

Euro 1 =

S/. 3.21

24-Jan-2012

Begging in Lima

Although the Municipality of Lima took great efforts to remove beggars from the streets, it´s a common thing to see them in the areas where tourist are. For many beggars this is the only way to gain at least some income...

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