Originally Posted by
benzemalyonnais
Lima isn't Bogota, and the taxis here don't make a habit out of taking people to ATMs and demanding they withdraw all of their money. Nor do they try and charge me 5 times the amount because I'm a gringo.
I don't see the need for Uber at all in Lima with Easy Taxi being a safe backup for those who feel they are going to be cheated. Remember, Easy Taxi has all the prices programmed into the app so you can just check the fares before boarding, even if it isn't an automated process like Uber is.
We had no issues with Taxis in Peru, after I learned that airport taxis will quote a gringo the same ride equally in dollars or pesos. You just tell them no, pesos. And go from there. Outside the airport, no issue at all. Very nice taxi drivers, very reasonable fares. Even when you have the hotel call a taxi for you, it's still at a resonable, not "captive", rate.