Living in Lima, Peru – for a year!
As you might noticed, I’ve changed “a bit” on my blog. As I am not travelling around anymore, but now actually living in Lima, Peru, this blog has to change as well. Over the next year I will be starting my business from here, and hopefully I will have a very successful business in a year.
Why start a business in Lima?
You can read more about why and how I made the decision on my About-page. But I am really excited about this, though I have a lot of work to do. I still have to figure out how to structure everything in the future, so I wont be taxed twice (as the Danish tax is 40-60% and the peruvian tax is 15-30%, it could end up being quite expensive). There is ofcourse also the problem with working visa, with should be a pain to get, but proberly is pretty easy compared to going the other way around… If you have any information or experience with these things, feel free to make a comment on the post – I really apreciate any information I can get on this subject!
What will you be writing about now?
As living in Peru makes a good base for exploring more of South America during the next year, I will try to keep writing some posts about travel experiences and travel tips. However it is no longer the main theme for the blog. Mainly I will try to post about my life in Miraflores Peru, and the process of moving to Peru and starting business in Peru. There will also be more posts about private opinions and things i find interesting. It is my goal that writing about my way of moving to Peru and starting business in Peru will help other people searching for information and thinking about starting business in Peru.
If you find this blog interesting, got any questions, feedback or just wanna make your mark, make sure you throw a comment on the blog. And if you just so happend to travel through or visit Lima, make sure to give me a call, and I’ll help you as much as I can in this wonderful city!
Saludos
Christian Jessen
April 14th, 2009 at 14:11:36
Dear Christian,
I really want to know more about your new project. This is because i read that you are talking about taxes, and in my country Bolivia!!!!! you can find interesting options about it. If you want to know more or if you want to expand your business to Bolivia, in a future, let me know.
Sincerely,
Claudia
April 14th, 2009 at 14:28:37
Hey Claudia.
Sounds really good, I’ll throw you a mail some point during the week.. Properly gonna go to La Paz in one or two months to renew my VISA for Peru, hope to se you and the girls again! Had an amazing time the last time in La Paz
Entonces nos vemos en La Paz!
April 15th, 2009 at 18:42:32
What kind of business are you looking to start?
April 16th, 2009 at 10:28:20
Hey Moya.
In generel my company is “making websites”, and creating web solutions and applications for other companies – anything from small websites for a newly started company, to big web systems for companies who have needs of a speciel website – community, specially designed CMS or whatsoever.
First of all my concept here will be focused on selling cheap and easy-to-make websites online. I’m still currently developing the system, but expect to launch the system ready for sale at May 1st.
If you keep reading on my blog, you will definitely hear more about my business, and the products I am selling.
Thank you for commenting, see you around Lima!
Christian
April 16th, 2009 at 13:24:41
Christian!…if you want, you can check the websites of the law firm where i work it is: “www.rigobertoparedes.com” and there is another one “www.divorciofacil.com.bo”…..if you see new options let me know, so we can hire you…….
On the other hand, i want to let you know that i am opening a non-profit organizations and it will be really good to have a cheap website……well let me know if you are interest.
bye
April 19th, 2009 at 13:19:42
Hey Claudia,
Looks awesome. I’m definitely going to expand business to Bolivia aswell, but as I’m living in Lima I’ll first of all need to figure out how to run the business from here, tax problems here etc.
But I’ll send you a mail, as I’d like to know more about selling in Bolivia. I think I will cross the border to Bolivia, to renew my VISA within the next 2 months, will be a good way of making a business-trip to La Paz – lets take a meeting there.
If it is a non-profit organization, I’d glady sponsor a free website to your organization – lets talk more about this during the week.
See you soon! Christian
June 5th, 2009 at 07:04:40
I was pleasantly surprised by how much there was to see and do in Lina. The people are wonderful, friendly and happy. The city has many different sections to explore, and dollar was actually worth something, which made it even more enjoyable. It’s really attractive city !
November 16th, 2009 at 14:04:44
Hey Christian!
I just found your blog and I think it’s pretty interesting because I live in Lima and I’ve been thinking about going to Denmark in a short while! I know a few people from Assens and Aarhus, that’s why. Maybe you could tell me more about how it is over there.
See ya.
Mariana.
November 16th, 2009 at 15:53:33
Hi Mariana.
Thanks for the feedback, it is always nice to get some response. Cool if you go to Denmark, but expect it to be very cold. I think its getting winter back home right now, so its getting very cold. I’m just enjoying being in Lima, and watching the weather getting warmer and warmer.
Going to miss the snow at Christmas thought.
If you have more questions about Denmark, feel free to contact me or send me a mail at ch@easy-web.dk. If you are still in Lima, we can always meet up for a coffee og beer.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:22:58
Heey,
Yep, I’m up for a coffee or something, it’d be really cool because I’ve got so many questions about Denmark! I was thinking about exchange because the university I will go to, here in Lima, has got an agreement with Aarhus Uni, so it’d be pretty cool! And I also was thinking about doing a short trip to Denmark with my friends but I don’t know how hard it is to get the visa because most of us are 17.
It’d be nice if you could tell us! Let me know, thank you.
November 29th, 2009 at 16:41:11
Hi Mariana,
Aarhus is a nice city, and Aarhus Uni should be a very nice uni – if you go there, I’m sure you will have a very nice time. I don’t know how hard it would be to get a turist visa to Denmark, but I could probably find out.
If you would like to arrange a meeting, send me an e-mail to ch@easy-web.dk and we can figure something out.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:22:33
Hi Christian
Interesting story you have to tell, I guess you could say we are a bit in the same boat.
I am also Danish, I moved to Croatia 5 years ago, to start Greenfield operation, reason for doing so, similar to yours, I just saw a bunch of opportunities and little competition compared to other places.
Anyway, I hope it works out well for you over there and wish you all the best of luck with your project.
Brgds, Morten
January 19th, 2010 at 11:50:22
Hi Morten,
Thanks for your comment. Yes it is funny how you can be travelling around, and somehow you just “stumble across” a place where you feel like home. I still dont know for how long I will be living in Lima (or South America in general), but I am sure that this will be my home for the next couple of years.
Good luck to you too, best of luck with your business projects!
- Christian
January 19th, 2010 at 11:56:25
I keep my planning horizon on a year or so, it is always hard to look further, and as long as you enjoy life and can make a living where you are, I see no reason why not to stay!
Morten
February 20th, 2010 at 23:19:26
Hey,
Stumbled across this blog somehow doing searches about Lima. How is your business going? I’m thinking about making a move down to Peru as well. I know a few people there from a previous visit and have no good prospects right now so I’m thinking about trying to make a go of it too. Good luck to both of us!
February 24th, 2010 at 15:06:05
Hi Christian
I just got across your blog. Nice to know you are doing fine in our country. Good luck in your business! If you are interested my daughter owns a nice one bedroom apartment in Miraflores (one block from Larcomar) which will be available for rent next month, and I am renting a beautiful 2 bedroom apartment in San Isidro ( spectacular golf and ocean view). Just let me know
luzmafc@gmail.com
March 7th, 2010 at 19:51:30
i came to Peru,Lima in 31 dec. 2009 and i am from Estonia. In my country i have small business for 5 years – accommodate individual tourists who are coming to country without previous bookings to different kind of places like apartments,hostels,bed&breakfast,hotels without them paying any extra booking fee and also ofcoulse with best available rates which they can find in any online reservation systems.I bring that same idea here and with my peruvian partner we opened business very quickly.Now we are just waiting for getting lisence and our office is located in Miraflores near the Kennedy park and tourism information centre. I know for sure that any person who wants to start business here without knowing spanish or not having any knolidged people here will find it extreemly hard. I think i am very lucky to have such a person near me here who basicly made everything. We are about to open also company which will going to help people to open businesses here in Peru and helping them with any important information in Peru. My previous business before booking office in my country was selling and renting real estate for 16 y so i am thinking to do same thing here. And i would like to contact with you about webpages.But better by email.
Best regards,
March 8th, 2010 at 19:54:29
Thanks for your comments everybody.
@Mike: Business is going well, but still starting up, so there is lots of work to do. You are welcome to give me a call or write me an email, if you come back to Lima. Best of luck with your projects.
@Luz Maria: Thank you. I just rented an apartment in Surquillo/San Borja, but thank you for your offer.
@Renate: That sounds very cool. Lets meet and have a coffee (or beer) one day soon. You can send me an email to ch@easy-web.dk or give me a call at 989 330 747.
Good luck with your business!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:27:24
Hi my name is José and I have a house which has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 car garage, big dinning room and kitchen. This is a really big house and I am interested in start a bussines there. The thing is is not in Miraflores, it´s in La Molina, still a nice place, it´s a quite suburb, a lot of parks around, comerce, cinemas, etc … I also have a couple of new vans so anyone interested get in touch jose.corp@hotmail.com