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Plugs for travelling from Peru to Ecuador

Plugs, adapters, and other electrical information for travelling to Ecuador from Peru.

Quick chart at a glance

  Peru Ecuador  
Voltage: 220V. 120V, 127V. icons/exclamation2.gif icons/exclamation2.gif  
Plugs Type: A, B, C. A, B. icons/teeth.gif icons/question.gif  
Hertz: 60Hz. 60Hz. icons/teeth.gif  

Chart Explanation

If you are an electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not your situation, you can continue reading for discovering what that chart implies!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Peru the following plugs are used:

Plug Type A Plug Type B Plug Type C
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B Outlet Type C

... and in Ecuador you will use:

Plug Type A Plug Type B
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B

Details

Voltage

Different Voltages

You will not be able to use your electrical aparatus using a simple plug adapter. You will need neither an transformer or an elevator. Click here for more information about this.

Plugs Type

Some connectors used in both countries

Some connectors are used in both countries. Perhaps you need to get advices about what connectors are used exactly in the city, region were are you going to. At third world countries its common not to have a standard plug system all over the country. Anyway, as a rule of thumb, it will be easy to get adapters to different plug systems used within the country.

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel.

Adapter: generic1

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: A, B.

Front Back

Adapter: generic1

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: C, E, F into outlets type: A, B.

Front Back

Hertz

Equal hertz

This is the perfect situation. You will not have any clock shift issue with the same hertz.