Packing List

PASSPORT AND DOCUMENTS
Volunteers should hold a valid passport and necessary documents while traveling in Peru. Please carry photocopies of your passport and travelers checks while in Peru, to make replacement easy if they are lost. Please carry a list of your vaccination record, and proof of yellow fever vaccination if you plan on travelling to parts of the Amazon Jungle.

MEDICINE
If you are under medication, please do not forget to pack enough medicine for your entire trip; your brands of medicines may not be available in Peru. You may want to talk with your medical physician about medication for altitude sickness, traveler’s diarrhea, and/or malaria prevention.

FOOTWEAR
Normal leather shoes or tennis shoes, which can be brushed off or wiped off, are appropriate for working on the excursion. You will want light comfortable footwear for evening walks and other leisure activities.

CLOTHES
Clothing and dress in Peru is somewhat conservative, but not overly so. T-shirts, jeans, and shorts are common. If you are travelling to the coast of Peru, you can bring your bathing suites.

Please note that while it may get quite warm during the day, it will get pretty chilly after dark, and you may need a sweater even in the summer!

Being in the highlands of Huancayo, you need to bring some winter clothes, especially for our trek to the glacier.

MEDICAL KIT
AOP staff will manage a basic first aid kit; it is always useful to carry a small personal medical kit. This should include: Band-Aids, personal