Common scam patterns — Peru
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Patterns documented from public scam reports and provider feedback. New patterns emerge; report new ones to us via /contact.
- Inca-Trail-plus-volunteering packages where the trek is the real product.
- Childcare and orphanage programs in Cusco, Lima and Puno — documented patterns.
- Amazon 'conservation' programs that are functionally jungle-lodge tourism.
- Spanish-language schools selling 'community service' add-ons that produce little impact.