Peru: Sanitarios públicos, restrooms, loos, WCs, whatever you want to call them

[wayfaringwordhack]

In general, "the facilities" in Peru are not the cleanest I've ever been in. Many a Peruvian woman seems adverse to flushing the toilet after she's made water.

The restrooms also lack toilet paper and toilet seats.

However, sometimes you only think there is no paper when, in fact, it is in a dispenser outside the stall or, in one case, completely outside the restroom. I bet many a tourist wish he, but especially, she would have noticed before dropping his or her drawers...

Moral of the post is: Always keep some TP in your pocket and do lots of squats in preparation of a visit if you plan on coming Peru way.

This friendly bit of advice brought to you from a bus station in Lima, where we've spent the morning waiting on our bus to Cuzco. Expcet the next bit of travel wisdom/observation tomorrow.

Comments

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

To be fair to Peru... I'm not sure bus station bathrooms anywhere are going to be very nice.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

hehe...if only I were talking of *just* bus stations. This is common in restaurants and cafes. So far we've been lucky with the hostels we've stayed in.

[clarentine]

That is disturbing, but good to know.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Yeah, better to be informed, I say.

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

Invaluable advice. Thanks for sharing :)

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Glad to help, even if it means that I'm the guinea pig. :P

[pjthompson]

Adventures in hygiene! I'm so excited about your visit to Cuzco.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Cuzco, or is it Cusco, or maybe Qosqo..? Ahem, Cuzco is my favorite place so far, but bad things have happened. Stay tuned for the next post.

[pjthompson]

Oh no!

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Yup, I always have TP in my pockets when travelling abroad. It's really one of those little things that makes life sooooo much easier (and cleaner).

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Yep, I learned that little bit of wisdom in France. Nothing worse than being on the highway, at a rest stop, with no TP and no service stations for miles and miles and miles.