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T Travel journal/note pad and pens

T Reading materials

T Small gift for Home-Hosted visit

T Phrase book

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Electricity
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same shape.

Voltage

Electricity in Peru is 220 volts. In the U.S. it is 110 volts. Most of the things a traveler will want
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it in. If you have something that needs 110 volts—like a shaver or a hairdryer—you can bring a
transformer to change the current. (But transformers tend to burn out, so it might be better to
leave whatever it is at home.)

Plugs
The shape of plugs will vary from country to country, and sometimes even within a country
depending on when that building was built. To plug something from the U.S. into a local
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traveling in one country on this trip, it may be easier to purchase an all-in-one, universal
adapter/converter combo if you plan to do a lot of international travel in the future. Versatile
and lightweight, these can usually be found at your local electronics goods or hardware stores.
Sometimes you can buy them at large retailers too, like Target or Walmart. If you forget to
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destination.

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