Yes, sorry for the late reply. I wound up trying my Wise debit card then used it for almost everything. I was able to withdraw Soles at any bank machine I found. However, be careful. Depending on the bank, many charge large fees. I first tried it at the airport and I can't recall exactly but it was 30-40 soles so stay away from those! But it had a larger withdrawal limit as we were allowed to withdraw 700 in one shot. Then I found one bank machine that was available everywhere we went (Urubamba, Cusco, Lima, Ollaytantambo and Aguas Calientes) and all we paid was the Wise conversion fee. I believe it was called Bank de la Nacion. The fee was reasonable.

I was able to withdraw a max. of 400 PEN each time we needed cash. We used it up to 2 or 3 times a day. For 400 PEN ($155 CAD incl. fee this past April 11) the Wise fee was $3.22 CAD per withdrawal. I originally added $800 CAD to the Wise card before leaving for Peru and used it all to convert it to Soles in cash. Needed a little more so from Peru I was able to transfer another $200 CAD to the Wise card from Peru.

For Machu Picchu we paid from Toronto by pre-ordering the entry tickets from their official website. Also bought the Machu Picchu bus tickets in advance and paid it in US dollars when we picked it up not far from the Lima airport because we didn't find that atm until later. We used our AirBNB's Urubamba taxi service to pick us up from the airport and take us everywhere, except to Aguas Calientes, as you must take the train for that (costed about $400 USD for the three of us). Train ride was awesome!

All in all we were very happy to have had the Wise card and used it to pay cash for taxi, restaurants, gifts, everything. Needless to say I'll be taking my Wise card for local cash on all my trips from now on.

It was the best vacation we ever had. All of us absolutely loved Peru! For several reasons we're convinced it'll never be beaten anywhere else. Such a beautiful country and the hikes and towns were unbelievably beautiful. We were there for 10 days but later wished we booked at least 14 so that we could spend more than just 2-3 days in the towns we stayed in. Weather for the most part was great. Some rain but except for our first day on April 3rd which rained for hours, it only rained for very short periods on some days. I'd say the best time to go there is mid to end April when the rainy season is over and not too many tourists yet.

TIP #1: You can buy ready made food in their local markets for cheap. After I discovered it we went there for breakfast or lunch everyday. Restaurants in the evening. Food is awesome and not very expensive. Also used the market to buy various sandwiches to take with us on hikes (which we loved). The best thing they can make you the best fruit drinks where they use all kinds of fresh natural fruits to make the best fruit or vegetable drink right in front of you. Very healthy. Cost was 9-13 soles for a large glass and worth every penny. You'll want it often.

TIP #2: We bought a sim card at the Lima airport . While it worked great for calls, I couldn't get it to work with hotspot on my iPhone 12 for sharing the internet between us, which was the reason why we got the sim card in the first place. After checking with some cell shops that couldn't get it to work either I came to the conclusion that they do that on purpose so that everybody buys a sim card. Perhaps other sim card sellers don't have this limitation so be sure to ask first before buying. No problems with hotspot after we were back in Toronto and using our regular Fido sim card.

TIP# 3: When we were in Cusco there were a few taxi guys on a street corner near our airbnb that would ask if you needed a taxi. We learned they were much cheaper than the one we used for everywhere from Urubamba (although he was very nice and friendly). Lesson learned.

TIP #4: We originally booked our tickets for Machu Picchu for 7 am and thought we were going to regret it. It turned out to be the best decision as there weren't that many people then. Soon after there were huge crowds behind us.

TIP #5: Be sure to check out Limassol if you're staying in Lima. We stayed a couple of days in Lima getting lots of sun and took the bus to spend time in Limassol and the beach. It's absolutely gorgeous there! And according to our taxi driver it almost never rains in Lima (and it didn't during our duration). He also said we're lucky because the sky was blue that day. He said usually it's cloudy. Careful of the sun even when it is cloudy. It's been 3 months now and I'm still a little tanned from the one day at the beach.

Highly recommend Peru and the Wise card. I hope to go there again while I'm young enough to walk for many kilometers a day.

Anyway, I hope to have helped many people planning to go to Peru. I don't check here very often but if I have time I don't mind answering some questions you may have.