Dear Family and Friends,
Today I will share with you about the Covid restrictions that are in place in Peru at this time. They are quite strict here as I found out.
In order to arrive in Peru by Airplane or Bus you must fill out a Health Certification Form. When we flew here we had to fill this out so that our results were available on our cell phone.
When we bought our bus tickets to Chiclayo we were given a copy of the Health Certification Form to fill out by hand.
At all times the KN95 mask is required. If you do not have a KN95 mask, then you must double mask. Everyone we have seen here in Peru is following the mandate. When we boarded the flight from Quito to Lima the flight attendant was handing out extra masks to those passengers who had on a mask that was different from the KN95 mask.
One thing that I was not anticipating was that we would be required to show our vaccine card to enter any establishment in Peru. The reason I did not expect this is because in Ecuador this hardly ever happens to us these days.
My original vaccine card is tucked safely with my passport. Of course, I never walk around with my passport.
When we went to a small grocery store and I was asked to show my vaccine card I did not have it. Chuck pulled out a printed copy of his and we went into the store. The first night we went to the casino, I do not remember being asked about my vaccine card. Chuck said I was asked and bluffed my way in. I do not remember that happening.
The next day, when we returned to the same casino, I was asked to produce my vaccine card. I told the guard that I was there the night before and did not need one. His reply, "SORRY SISTER, you can not come in!!"
I was devastated! I had made money on the machine I was playing the night before and I was eager to give that machine another go.
Chuck suggested we go back to the hotel and get my card. I said no, it will take an hour to get there and back.
Remember, not that many North Americans come to this part of Peru. No one we encountered so far understood English. So, I had the a clever idea.
We walked to the next block and found a place to have a copy made of Chuck's copy of his vaccine card. I had it made in black and white so the red ink on Chuck's card would not be on mine. Then just a few steps later we found a place to buy a plastic sleeve to hold the new copy. I then attached it to a lanyard that holds my cell phone.
We went to have lunch to let some time pass.
Then we went back to the casino. As I approached the same man, I lifted the plastic holder with a big smile on my face. He looked at it and nodded and waved me in. He checked Chucks and let him in.
Now I am touring Peru on Chuck's vaccine card.
I am not suggesting that anyone else do this because it may backfire on you. It may backfire on me yet.
If you do not see anymore posts to the blog about our trip, I am probably in a Peruvian prison for counterfeiting a vaccine card.
Love,
Nancy
Very creative
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