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Is Peru Safe?

 
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BradS



Joined: 05 Sep 2004
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:30 am    Post subject: Is Peru Safe? Reply with quote
I'm pretty much decided to teach in Peru in 2006 (planning ahead!) but my family and friends keep telling me it's so dangerous and that I'll be killed.

What's the real story?
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moonraven



Joined: 24 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They should not be too worried; the guerilla group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) was pretty well dismantled years ago.
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mesmerod



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
peru is extremely safe.
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naturegirl321



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It' safe, but you can't walk alone and have to be careful. I think that CHina is much safer.
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BradS



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought so. Thanks for the replies all!

I've heard horror stories about China... though from Japanese people who think being yelled at at the station makes an area dangerous. Rolling Eyes
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Flo



Joined: 29 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Peru is not extremely safe. It is doubtful that you will be killed, but you will definately be a victim of theft, personal abuse, and other bodily assult if you are there for any extended length of time.
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rideshare123



Joined: 18 Sep 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:55 pm    Post subject: - Reply with quote
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BradS



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the info! I'm just a bit naive I think having been born in Australia which is very safe and now living in Japan which is moreso.
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rideshare123



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 2:16 pm    Post subject: - Reply with quote
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BradS



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Haha... You're twins!!! Very Happy I have to admit I've made the same mistake in Japan though with the locals, but normally with students I havn't seen for three months and only once at that.
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Carina_Cisneros



Joined: 14 Oct 2004
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Location: Honduras, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica
PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:00 pm    Post subject: Where in Peru? Reply with quote
It is a BIG place! Depends where you live, and where you work, and when you commute, and how you commute, and what you chose to do while not teaching, and .... well, maybe 100 other things, etc. Peru, for a teacher, who dresses like a teacher, and acts like a teacher, and doesnt engage in any "peculiar activities", you life will be quite normal, and quite safe. As with any country, especially a Latin Country, depends if you are in the capital, or a port city, or a tourist center, or free-trade zone, or rural area. Places are very different. There is no reason to think you life in many Peruvian cities is any more dangerous than in other Latin Countries, or many big cities in parts of North America.