Hello,
I am going to Chile for work and afterwards going to take a holiday in Peru. I was wondering if other people have used there Garmin GPS in Peru while hiking over there, because I do not find much information about TOPO maps for Peru. Hence, I am in doubt whether I should take my GPS on the trip.
Does anyone know:
1) if the Peru TOPO map can be found easily in Chile (I am going to work in Santiago)? Also, buying the map in Peru would be too late because I will not have access to a computer to install the maps on the device.
2) how much it costs approximately?
3) are there any alternative free maps of the region?
Thank you.
belgiantraveller
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belgiantraveller
With "alternative free maps of the Peru" I meant digital Garmin GPS maps (sometimes there are projects that create free topographic maps for regions that cannot easily be found).
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ronar
Hello, you can write to: jonruper@hotmail.com
It works for the IGN of Peru (http://www.ignperu.gob.pe) .
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thein
Downloadable topos arent available for Peru (just check garmin.com to confirm): http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/topo/index.jsp
You can download waypoints no problem... either from google earth... or set them off several of websites...
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thomas8338
Hi,
at Maps 'n Trails you can find a couple of Maps for Peru:
http://www.mapsntrails.com/?q=en/taxonomy/term/247
Generally that site links to all kinds of great free maps to use with Garmin GPS devices.
http://www.mapsntrails.com
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