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[[File:P6293416.JPG|thumb| [[User:Fabzgy|Fabzgy]] and [http://www.bewelcome.org/bw/member.php?cid=dome Dome] Hitchhiking a few km, standing in the door and on the back buffer-bar]]
In '''Peru''' hitchhiking is quite doable although you are usually expected to contribute to fuel cost a little bit. It is nonetheless cheaper to travel by hitchhiking than taking a bus which, in fact, is a pretty cheap way of travelling, too.
== The Coast ==
That would be all of the Sechura Desert, and the Pan-American highway. Hitchhiking is easier on this highway, and works well around the clock. This is where you will get the longest, smoothest rides of Peru. You will rarely be charged for rides on this sector of the highway.
== Mountains ==
Expect very slow, long rides in old trucks, similar to the mountains in
[[Bolivia]]. There is a train from Puno to Cusco, but it is very expensive. However, there is also a very hoppable freight train that runs during nights and is an exhilarating ride. [[User:Themodernnomad|Themodernnomad]] rode this freight train out of Cusco and then turned around and rode it right back.
== Cities ==
* [[Lima]]
* [[Trujillo]]
I found hitchhiking quite hard in Peru, mainly cos of the lack of private vehicles. i managed to get from Chiclayo to Tumbes up by the Ecuadorian border hitching - staying overnight in Piura and Máncora. Most cars will wanna charge you, but the odd lorry will pick you up. Don't be surprised if they make you hide when going through the toll booths, it's a legal thing.
''I've hitched through Peru on a couple different adventures through nearly every region. Hitchhiking in Peru varies from great to all right, depending on the place. Just expect to walk a lot. There are some very enjoyable places off the side of remote desert roads by the coast and in the south, and the jungles are some of the coolest of South America! I only sometimes got asked to pay, and if I made it clear I wasn't out to pay for rides then there were no problems whatsoever.'' - [[User:Themodernnomad|Themodernnomad]
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