🇵🇪 Latin America

VPS hosting in Lima

Pacific coast of South America, well connected to Chile and Panama.

EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer

Yes. OnionVPS offers KYC-free VPS hosting in Lima, Peru. Peru is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, and the DMCA does not apply here—it is US law and does not bind a host in Peru. Local copyright law requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.

City
Lima
Country
🇵🇪 Peru (PE)
Region
Latin America
Tier
Edge
Intelligence alliance
Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
GDPR applies
No
DMCA applies
Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
Online since
2023
Uplink
20 Gbit/s
Capabilities
DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
Coordinates
-12.05, -77.04

Why hosting in Lima looks the way it does

Lima sits on the Pacific coast of South America, well connected to Chile and Panama, with a 20 Gbit/s uplink and native IPv6. It is a newer OnionVPS region, operating since 2023, with an estimated round-trip of 49 ms to São Paulo and 147 ms to Frankfurt. The facility offers DDoS scrubbing and NVMe storage, and OnionVPS retains no connection logs, reinforcing the no-KYC stance.

Users deploy latency-sensitive services for Latin American markets, such as game servers, VoIP, and financial trading gateways. The 49 ms hop to São Paulo and low latency to La Paz, Quito, and Bogotá make Lima ideal for real-time applications that cannot tolerate a North American detour.

Plans available in Lima

Skiff

Skiff 2

$ 7 /month
vCPU
1 × shared
RAM
2 GB
Storage
40 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
3 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Cutter

Cutter 8

$ 34 /month
vCPU
4 × dedicated
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
10 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Clipper

Clipper 16

$ 92 /month
vCPU
8 × dedicated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
Transfer
30 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Hold

Hold 4

$ 22 /month
vCPU
2 × shared
RAM
4 GB
Storage
2 TB Enterprise HDD
Transfer
20 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure

The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.

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Estimated round-trip latency from Lima

Methodology
LocationCountryEstimated RTT
🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil49 ms
🇺🇸 MiamiUnited States59 ms
🇺🇸 AshburnUnited States79 ms
🇺🇸 New YorkUnited States81 ms
🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom139 ms
🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands144 ms
🇩🇪 FrankfurtGermany147 ms
🇿🇦 JohannesburgSouth Africa149 ms
🇦🇺 SydneyAustralia175 ms
🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates202 ms
🇯🇵 TokyoJapan211 ms
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore256 ms

Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.

Frequently asked questions

Is Peru a good place to host a server?

Pacific coast of South America, well connected to Chile and Panama.

Is Peru in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?

No. Peru is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.

Does the DMCA apply to a server in Peru?

No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Peru is governed by Peru copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.

How fast is Lima from Europe and North America?

Estimated round trips are approximately 147 ms to Frankfurt and 79 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.

Do I need to identify myself to order in Lima?

No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.

Do I need a Peruvian business license to host here?

No. OnionVPS's signup requires only an email address. There is no KYC, no document upload, and no business registration check. The service is available to anyone with a valid email and cryptocurrency payment.

What about local data retention laws in Peru?

Peru has general data protection rules, but OnionVPS states that GDPR does not apply here and retains connection logs for 0 days. Legal obligations depend on your use case; for privacy-focused hosting, the no-log posture and KYC-free service are strong.

This page is general information, not legal advice.