In 2025, the
car is in Peru collecting new photos to update Google Maps with the latest images of the country’s streets. Find out when it will be in different Peruvian districts or cities and how this tool works.
Equipped with a roof-mounted camera system, the Street View car is the most widely used vehicle for collecting images.
To date, it has covered more than 10 million kilometers worldwide.
There is also a portable camera system that can be worn as a backpack or mounted on top of a pickup truck, snowmobile, or motorcycle.
This technology is used to capture images of narrow streets or locations that can only be accessed on foot, such as the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.
How are images for Google Street View taken?
It all starts with the photos captured by the Google car. When planning visits, factors such as weather and population density in different areas are considered to determine when and where the best images can be obtained.
In 2024, the Google Street View car had already toured Ancon, as well as the cities of Huanuco and La Union.
In the south, it also visited Ica, Nasca, Marcona, and Jaqui, as well as Arequipa, Callalli, Chivay, Jaqui, and Majes.
It later passed through Tarapoto, Juanjui, Tocache, and other locations in San Martin region.
In 2025, visits were also recorded in Arequipa, Lambayeque, as well as in Aguas Calientes, Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Pichari, and Urcos.
Below are the upcoming dates in Peru, according to the Street View car's schedule:
Amazonas: Chachapoyas, Pedro Ruiz, and Pomacochas — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Ancash: Carhuaz, Huaraz, Recuay, and Yungay — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Ayacucho: Ayna — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Barranca: Ocros — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Cajamarca: Cajabamba — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Junin: Junin — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
La Libertad: Huamachuco, Santiago de Chuco — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Moquegua: Ilo — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Puno: Huancane, Juliaca — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
San Martin: Moyobamba, Nueva Cajamarca, Rioja, and Soritor — Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
When checking Google Maps and Street View, users will be able to see the exact date when the photo was taken, already available on the web platform or the mobile app.
But it is not just about taking photos. To link each image with its geographic location on the map, Google combines signals from the car’s sensors, which record GPS data, speed, and direction.
This allows the car's exact route to be reconstructed, while also tilting and properly aligning the images as needed.
Subsequently, 360-degree images are created. Finally, image-processing algorithms smooth the seams and generate a perfect transition.
On the other hand, Google Maps also features user-contributed material. In such cases, content added to Google Street View is credited to its contributor.