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We characterized five carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) isolates from two health care institutions in Lima, Peru. The isolates were identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 3), Citrobacter portucalensis (n = 1), and Escherichia coli (n = 1). All were identified as blaOXA-48-like gene carriers using conventional PCR. Whole-genome sequencing found the presence of the blaOXA-181 gene as the only carbapenemase gene in all isolates. Genes associated with resistance to aminoglycosides, quinolones, amphenicols, fosfomycins, macrolides, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and trimethoprim were also found. The plasmid incompatibility group IncX3 was identified in all genomes in a truncated Tn6361 transposon flanked by DIS26 insertion sequences. The qnrS1 gene was also found downstream of blaOXA-181, conferring fluoroquinolone resistance to all isolates. CPE isolates harboring blaOXA-like ge...