Peru - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

in Peru due to risk of crime, unrest, kidnapping, and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.  U.S. government employees working in Peru need special authorization to travel to the Colombia-Peru border area in the Loreto Region due to safety risks.  U.S. government employees working in Peru need special authorization to travel to the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM), due to safety risks.  U.S. government employees working in Peru need special authorization to travel to the VRAEM’s boundary cities of Abancay, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Huancayo due to safety risks.    Review our information on Travel to High-Risk Areas.  Petty theft, carjackings, muggings, assaults, and other violent crime often happen even in daylight hours and with many witnesses around.    Although rare, “express kidnappings,” where the victim is taken to a banking institution and forced to remove funds from their own accounts, may occur.   Criminal groups sometimes set up roadblocks to rob people in areas outside of Lima.  Demonstrations occur regularly throughout the country. Public demonstratio...