Originally Posted by
hfnole
Thank you Johnny, I did notice they had a prompt saying they would charge $177 if I am not a resident of Peru. So I am assuming they would charge this fee as soon as I present my US passport when checking my luggage?
They will!!!
It has been suggested that bypassing the counters may let you get away with it. But for that you have to do OLCI, i.e. no bag to check. I have no personal experience with that.