I mentioned Mexico because I’m assuming more people have been there and have experienced the bad quality of water. I mentioned Peru because that is where I am going next week. My tour guide told our travel group that we should at no point drink, brush our teeth with, eat fruit washed with, eat salad washed with, (etc) the water, because the quality is awful and bacteria in the water would make us sick and everything.

But…my question is, what do I do when I’m showering and get water on my face, that drips down to my mouth, and sneaks its way in there? Haha it sounds stupid, but will any little amount do it, or do you need to ingest larger amounts to be infected and get sick or whatever? Also, do I really need to wash my face with bottled water? How careful do I need to be? (I really don’t want to ruin my experience on the trip by getting sick and throwing up and having diarrhea — I know… TMI… lol — so help me out here!)

Thank you to all answers!