Peru mission trip packing list

Question

i am going to iquitos peru for a mission trip with my church in about four days and i am really stressing out qabout packing. i just know i am going to forget somthing very important! if anyone has any great ideas for packing things that would be great!

Answer 1

Packing List: There's a very good saying that goes 'bring twice as much money and half as many clothes as you think you'll need'!

The key to packing for a trip to Peru is to pack for a variety of conditions while keeping the weight to a  minimum. Easier said than done when you have to deal with the intense heat of the high altitude, the cold mountain nights spent camping on the Inca Trail and the heat and humidity of the Amazon Basin. The best way to deal with these extremes is to dress using several layers rather than one thick jumper. If you forget something, don't despair since most things can be bought in most Peruvian cities frequently visited by tourists including excellent and cheap alpaca jumpers.

Below you'll find a suggested packing list:

1. Suitcase.

2. Day pack

3. Comfortable walking boots with good ankle support.

4. Clothes

    2 pairs long trousers (lightweight)

    2 T-shirts

    1 short-sleeved shirt

    1 long-sleeved shirt

    1 pair shorts

    Underwear and socks (thermal underwear is highly recommended, being light, warm and makes good nightwear on cold nights).

5. Fleece jacket

6. Hat or cap to protect from the sun.

7. Towel plus washing items.

8. Sun cream, lip salve, sun glasses.

9. Alarm clock, torch, knife

10. Basic first aid kit.

11. Insect repellent.

12. Money belt.

13 Camera + film (film can easily be bought in Peru and is of excellent quality).



Optional extras include:-

14. Sleeping bag (3 season)- but can be rented in Cusco for the Inca Trail if you don't have one.

15. Plastic sandals - useful for in the shower.

16. Several good novels, pack of cards.

17. Binoculars

18. Water bottle (mineral water can be bought throughout Peru)

19. Water sterilizing tablets for trekking including the Inca Trail. (Micropur tablets can be bought in Cusco and are very efficient).

Answer 2

Hola!! Ok, if you go to iquitos, that is a place  in which  the temperature will be between 25oC to 30oC. The climate is hot. Sometimes could be rain. Then if you will go to some place into the jungle you need repelent to mosquitos!! for the sun you need a lotion to protect you! If you will walk in the jungle, you need a good boots ( it depends places you will visit!!). sometimes foreign people feels bad of the stomach to drink water or sometimes when they drink the ICE  then... take care with that and drink water in bottle!!.  

Answer 3

Well I already gave you some pointers on your other question, so here I'll summarize the more important stuff. Keep in mind that Iquitos has everything you might need (or forget) and cheap!

First of all think that you might trail with your luggage so take just the necessary. Since your going to sweat all the time take 5 sets of underwear and socks, one short, one swimming suit, two pants of cotton fabric, 5 t-shirts (2 long sleeve & 3 short sleeve), one rain jacket (or poncho), a rain protection for your backpack, hat, sunglasses, one pair of hiking boots, one pair of beach sandals or better still, River Shoes.

Take no more than 1 book, you're not going to get bored.

For your information, you don't need a vacine for Yellow Fever & Paludism (Malaria), this part of the amazon is safe from all that.