Phone call and data roaming coverage is widespread throughout the country. Reliable coverage is found in all towns and cities, but service may be patchy in remote rural areas, therefore your service may be interupted during the following journeys;

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Train between Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Road journey between Cusco and Lake Titicaca.

Rural areas around the Colca Canyon.

Rural areas of Chachapoyas

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For cheaper data rates you can purchase a local SIM card in any city. Providers such as Claro, Movistar, Entel and Bitel all offer cards with prepaid plans. First you should check that you phone is unlocked and would accept a SIM card which is not from your regular provider. You can buy a SIM card for as little as $2 and immediately buy around $10 of credit, which is a good amount to get started.

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Mobile numbers in Peru have nine digits and always start with a "9". If you are calling from a foreign mobile phone, you need to add "51" for Peru and then the nine digit number. If calling from a local line, fixed or mobile, then you just dial the nine digit number with no area code.

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Numbers on a land line have six digits and you have to add an area code unless calling from a land line in the same area. If calling from a foreign cellphone number, then you have to add "51" for Peru.

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Wifi is available in virtually all hotels except some of the Amazon lodges. Service speed can be a little slow in rural areas but more reliable in cities, where some business style hotels might offer high speed internet at extra cost. But generally speaking, regular wifi is free of charge in all hotels.

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