Apartment for rent in Lima, Peru

Country Information

Peru

Standards

Road Traffic:right side

Electricity:

Voltage:220V*

Frequency:60 Hz*

Plug types:A, B, C,

Note:*Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz

TV Systems:

System:NTSC M

DVD-Region: 4

Geography

Bordering countries:

Bolivia 900 km Brazil 1,560 km Chile 160 km Colombia 1,496 km (est.)Ecuador 1,420 km

Location:

Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Area:

total: 1,285,220 sq km

land: 1.28 million sq km

water: 5,220 sq km

Climate:

varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Terrain:

western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)

Economy

GDP: $164.5 billion (2005 est.)

GDP growth rate: 6.7% (2005 est.)

GDP per capita: $5,900 (2005 est.)

Inflation rate: 1.6% (2005 est.)

Currency: nuevo sol (PEN)

Exchange rates:

nuevo sol per US dollar - 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004), 3.4785 (2003), 3.5165 (2002), 3.5068 (2001)

People

Population: 28,302,603 (July 2006 est.)

Growth rate: 1.32% (2006 est.)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)

Languages:

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Government

Capital:

name: Lima

time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independence:

28 July 1821 (from Spain)

Note: Information on Peru was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Peru, please visit one of the links below.

CIA's World Factbook on Peru

Wikipedia page on Peru

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Apartment for rent in Lima, Peru

Property:	Apartment
Year built:	1998
Area in sq. meters:	60
Weekly rate in USD:	$320

Beautiful and modern 1 bedroom apartment (60 sqm) located in the center of Miraflores, in the elegant Pardo Avenue. Panoramic view of the sea and Miraflores from the bedroom.

The apartment is at walking distance from main activities in Miraflores: Vivanda supermarket is 1 block away, Parque Kennedy and Larco av. 4 blocks away, 10 minutes walk to the sea front and Larco Mar. Restaurants and sport facilities are nearby. It has 1 living room, 1 bedroom, 1 marble bathroom and kitchen, it is intended for a single person or couple. The apartment is completely furnished. Walking distance to all parts of Miraflores. Public transportation to all Lima at the door step.

Ideal short term rental. Tourists and business people are welcomed.

Services (Gym/Fitness, electricity, water, phone, cable-tv, internet connection, telephone, linen), building facilities (24 hrs security, party/confererence room) are included.

USD$: 48 per night (minimun stay is of 3 nights),
USD$: 320 per week.