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There are central emergency phone numbers for the Peruvian police and the fire department. Amazingly, Peru is only covered by voluntary fire brigades and the service they provide is  - at least in Lima - excellent! Tourists and foreigners living in Peru will additionally find a special police force, called tourism police, helpful. Hopefully, you'll never need them, but in case you do...

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Peruvian Police, PNP

Peruvian Police, PNP

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The Policía Nacional del Perú - PNP - is the national police force in the country. It has jurisdiction over Peru's land, sea and air territories.
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Tourism Police in Lima and Peru

Tourism Police in Lima and Peru

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The Tourism Police - Policia de Turismo (POLTUR) - was established in 2012 to provide a better service to foreign tourists visiting Peru and needing help or support during their stay.
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Fire Brigade

Fire Brigade

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In Peru we only have voluntary fire brigades. While in in Lima the different districts have very well equipped vehicles and respond to any kind of emergency quickly, in the provinces the standard unfortunately is often lower.
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Serenazgo

Serenazgo

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The Serenazgo is commonly described as the municipal “police”; probably more correctly described as better security personnel employed by the different municipalities in Peru. Their job is to maintain public peace and order, public safety and security as well as public morals.
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Peru Newsflash

Peru Event Calendar

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December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the San José Church in Lima 2019
11:00
The German-speaking parish of San José in Lima once again invites to their Christmas Market on the first Sunday of Advent to ring in the festive season.
Acho 2019 bullfight festival in Lima 2019
November is the time of the year in Lima that many await and lots despise: the Feria Taurina del Señor de los Milagros, the largest bullfight festival in Peru, is held in Lima’s renowned Plaza de Acho.
Open Museums in Peru – Museos Abiertos
Open Museums (Museos Abiertos), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge, returns in 2019.
Date : Sunday, 01 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Monday, 02 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Tuesday, 03 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Wednesday, 04 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Thursday, 05 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Date : Friday, 06 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Christmas Bazaar at the Good Shepherd Church in Lima 2019
The English-speaking Anglican Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima once again invites to their Christmas Bazaar at the beginning of December 2019 to ring in the festive season in Lima.
Date : Saturday, 07 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Date : Sunday, 08 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Friday, 13 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Alternativo Music Festival 5 in Lima 2019
11:00
This fifth edition of the Alternativo Music Festival comes to Lima with 48 bands performing on two days: December 14 and 21, 2019.
Festival Barrio Latino 5 in Lima 2019
15:00
Due to the huge success and by popular demand the Festival Barrio Latino, the largest urban music event in Peru, returns to Lima for the second time this year in its 5th edition.
Shawn Mendes: The Tour 2019 in Lima
21:00
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer and songwriter, makes a stop in Peru on his 2019 “Shawn Mendes: The Tour 2019” and for the first time gives a concert in the Peruvian capital Lima in December of this year.
Date : Saturday, 14 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Sunday, 15 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Monday, 16 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Tuesday, 17 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Wednesday, 18 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Thursday, 19 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Friday, 20 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Alternativo Music Festival 5 in Lima 2019
11:00
This fifth edition of the Alternativo Music Festival comes to Lima with 48 bands performing on two days: December 14 and 21, 2019.
Date : Saturday, 21 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Christmas Symphony - Symphony for Peru
20:00
With great pleasure and excitement Sinfonía por el Perú (Symphony for Peru) invites to their anual Christmas concert “Sinfonía Navideña” at the Parque de la Exposición in Lima.
Date : Sunday, 22 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Monday, 23 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Tuesday, 24 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Wednesday, 25 December 2019
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Upcoming Events in Peru

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Apr
Ultra Peru 2025 in Lima
20
Apr
Easter celebrations in Peru
01
May
Labor Day in Peru
01
May
Virgin of Chapi celebration in Arequipa
03
May
Festival of the Crosses

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