Currency and credit cards

The currency used in The currency used in Peru is the Sol. Currently (April 2016), the exchange rate may vary from 3.20 to 3.30 soles to 1 .00 US dollar.   In Peru, US dollars are easy to exchange, although Euros are also accepted in exchange houses. Any other currency can be difficult to change outside of Lima.    It is more convenient to have lower soles denominations bills because retailers may have limited change.   Please note that old or torn dollar bills will not be accepted by taxi drivers, vendors, banks, exchange houses, etc.

The Sol (S/.) is divided into 100 cents.   The currency includes 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins and also 1, 2 and 5 sol coins.    There are bills in the denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 soles.

At Universidad ESAN, we have an ATM that accepts all cards, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. It is located in front of “Edificio A”.  However, before entering a restaurant check which credit cards are accepted.

Peru is the Sol. Currently (April 2016), the exchange rate may vary from 3.20 to 3.30 soles to 1 .00 US dollar.   In Peru, US dollars are easy to exchange, although Euros are also accepted in exchange houses. Any other currency can be difficult to change outside of Lima.    It is more convenient to have lower soles denominations bills because retailers may have limited change.   Please note that old or torn dollar bills will not be accepted by taxi drivers, vendors, banks, exchange houses, etc.

The Sol (S/.) is divided into 100 cents.   The currency includes 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins and also 1, 2 and 5 sol coins.    There are bills in the denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 soles.

At Universidad ESAN, we have an ATM that accepts all cards, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. It is located in front of “Edificio A”.  However, before entering a restaurant check which credit cards are accepted.