Packing List for a Northern Peru Trip
Regarding where you are travelling, it would be advisable to bring:
- A backpack with rain cover (protect your stuff not only from rain but thieves)
- Good hiking shoes (trekking shoes if you plan to trek in Huaraz)
- A hat or cap
- Sunglasses
- sunscreen
- Labello stick
- A raincoat or light waterproof jacket.
- Warm clothes for the night
- Short pants or removable pants
- Gore Tech clothing
- A fleece sweater
- T-shirts
- Sunscreen
- Mosquito repellent
- Personal medicaments (if you forgot them, buy them here only in reputable drugstores)
- Always carry your own toilet paper with you
- Passport photocopies (It is a good idea also to scan or take a picture of your passport and send it to your e-mail)
- Photocopies of all your important documents
- Cash and credit card
- Money belt (to carry your passport and credit cards)
About dressing is always better to do it in layers.