Hi Kim, In most countries like this it is easy and often relatively inexpensive to buy a local SIM and some sort of plan which gives you data and some minutes and texts. If you have an unlocked phone all you have to do is take out your SIM and insert the local SIM, most likely wherever you buy the SIM would do it for you. This way you'll have access to data and therefore anything the iPhone has to offer. I always do this when I go to the Philippines and I also did this when I went to Thailand. Often people in these countries whether it's Asia, Africa or South America, rely much more on cell phones and often there are relatively good cell networks but very few landline networks. Texting is the big thing in these countries as it is inexpensive and how people communicate.
As for apps, I'd do a Google search for "Travel apps for Peru" and go from there. Do you or your friend speak Spanish? I sure hope so because while I'm a pretty experienced traveler and I have travelled a fair bit, I'm not sure if I'd risk a country where I didn't speak the language and where English may not be spoken widely. I haven't researched Peru, but while you might be OK with English in Lima and the touristy areas, you may run into problems on the streets if you need help from "normal" people there by which I mean people who don't necessarily have a reason to know English. I would also recommend you speak to your Doctor about things like altitude sickness since I assume you plan to visit places like Cusco or Lake Titikaka, Cusco is 10,800 feet above sea level (3,292 meters) and Lake Titikaka is almost 12,500 feet or almost 3,800 meters and a good percentage of people not used to elevation may experience some sort of altitude sickness which can be very mild or quite severe to the point where you can't do it. Lime is not that high and even Machu Picchu is less than 2,500 meters or about 8,400 feet which isn't a problem. Good luck, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kim Samco Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 11:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Traveling in Peru...GPS? Hello again, I will be traveling to Peru with a blind friend so we will not have sighted assistance. We have about ten months until we leave so there is time to figure out what will work best for us. I'm wondering if there is anyone on this list who has done something similar and if there are suggestions as to how best to take advantage of accessible technology to enhance the trip? We're aware that we won't always have access to a signal of any kind. Thanks and I sure look forward to suggestions. Kim -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
