Working as a digital nomad in Cusco, Peru

Internet connection options and speed

We do travel for the fun and for the great local experiences, but we do care about our internet connection speed and about having our spaces to work comfortably from while on our journey. Here’s what we have found in Cusco, Peru.

At our stay with Airbnb we were pretty happy with what the number showed on a speed test,

but experienced also slow/interrupted internet during a video call or while browsing the internet true being that we are not the only ones in the house that uses the same WiFi probably. The second option – always the hotspot from your phone – gave the following results:

Upload is pretty nice compared to the WiFi connection, but download is also enough and stable to have good video calls.

There are several operators in Peru, best coverage is offered by Claro, but us arriving on the weekend and having limited possibilities, we’ve ended up buying a SIM/chip from Entel in the local market in Cusco. It has unlimited Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram etc. and additionally has 3.5GB of internet. It probably ain’t the best to get, but for us it works, because usually our WiFi does a good job. The price for this prepaid option with Entel was around 12 $ and it is a monthly plan.

Laptop friendly workspaces

Though this place might look cool, it ain’t comfortable for a full day of work, so make sure you have other options at your accommodation. Choose right! It won’t be hard to find that through Airbnb. If you sign up from this link you’ll get up to 39$ towards your first trip.

With one-of-a-kind homes and experiences, Airbnb is a great way to travel. When you sign up, you’ll get 25$ off your first home booking of 75$ or more and 14$ towards an experience of 46$ or more. Coupons expire one year from date of sign up.