Peru. The Instituto Metropolitano Protransporte began in May the free distribution of smart cards that will be used in the Metropolitano (lima's mass urban transport), replacing coins and banknotes.Javier Cornejo, operations manager of Protransporte, said the cards will be available at the bus stops and at the central station of the transport system, as well as at some points of sale such as supermarkets.
He also explained that they will teach passengers how to use smart cards, of which they have an inventory of more than one million devices, and depending on demand more cards will be issued.
The cards will be differentiated by colors according to who uses it, either for adult, university or school passengers. The charge of the ticket will be deducted from the load of the card.
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