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Peru travel advisory: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
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Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. Department of State advisory for Peru is Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution, with an advisory date of 2025-05-16. Source note: Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. No CiteFacts-observed level change since first observation on 2026-09-10T23:02:54+00:00.
CDC Travelers' Health currently publishes 0 travel health notice(s) whose title names Peru.
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State Department advisory summary
Crime is common in Peru. Petty theft, carjackings, muggings, assaults, and other violent crime often happen even in daylight hours and with many witnesses around. Kidnapping is rare, but it does occur. The risk of crime increases at night. Criminal groups sometimes set up roadblocks to rob people in areas outside of Lima.
CDC travel health notices naming Peru
| Notice | CDC level | CDC date |
|---|---|---|
| No current CDC travel health notice names this destination in its title. This is not a statement that no health risk exists. | ||
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Observed level history
| Observed | Level | Kind | Source advisory date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10T23:02:54+00:00 | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | Baseline (first CiteFacts observation) | 2025-05-16 |
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