Is it legal for a tourist to carry a knife around the waist in Peru?

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 09 Jul 2004 11:54 PDT

What kind of knife are you asking about? Is it a ceremonial knife?

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by insouciantfire-ga on 20 Jul 2004 11:47 PDT

It's a combat knife. Blade is about 6".

Call the consulate at the Peruvian embassy in Washington DC. They
could certainly answer your question.

http://www.peruvianembassy.us/

Tel.: (202)
833-9860, Fax: (202) 659-8124, E-Mail.: webmaster@embassyofperu.us.

There may be a differance between legal and asking for trouble. If
someone wants something of your's -  a knife means:  They use a gun.

If your attention is to carry a knife for protection, my simple
suggestion is: If you're carrying a knife and everyone can see it and
someone wants something of your's - give it to them - they'll have a
gun.

It doesn't have problem, but if you want to hurt someone with this,
maybe the police can talk to you but it isn't a heavy problem. I'm
peruvian