OK, picture this, you[re at an official BCP desk (one of the biggest banks in Peru), and you are waiting patiently in line to pay your airport tax (what exactly does this 28 dollars a person go towards other than propping up the Peruvian economy?) and then your time comes. You have a few left over Soles (local currency) so ask to pay in Soles. You give the guy 250 Soles as you think roughly that should cover it and he gives you about 30 Soles change. Fine so far except than when you ask for a receipt you see you should have only paid 200 Soles and he's basically pocketed the other 20. You kick up a fuss and he eventually gives you your money back. CORRUPT OR WHAT? It wasn't just the fact that he did it, it was the way he took the Soles off me, to start with I wasn't even sure if I gave him 250 or 300, he just ssaid 'that should cover it'...a sour note to leave on really but there you have it. Peru is full of wonderful places, and mostly fantastic people, but, just as in parts of SEA, people still see tourists as easy prey for rip-offs, and it begins to wear you down. We're more than ready for Ecuador (although we've heard even worse reports here...)