Guidebook for Cusco
Sightseeing
Q'enqo
Qorikancha
s/n Santo DomingoMirador desde el Cristo Blanco
TEMPLO DE LA LUNA
Really cool collections of salt mines on the side of a cliff
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Salineras de Maras
Really cool collections of salt mines on the side of a cliff
Saqsaywaman
Archeological site overlooking Cusco
Church with great views of the city on the way up to Cristo Blanco or Saqsaywaman
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San Cristobal
525 ResbalosaChurch with great views of the city on the way up to Cristo Blanco or Saqsaywaman
Food Scene
Jack's Café
493 ChoqechakaBELUATTY CAFÉ
D- 6 MachupicchuLocally grown and roasted coffee!
HelArte - Helado Artesanal
164 HeladerosBest ice cream in town
Upscale Peruvian dishes if you're looking for a treat
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Morena Peruvian Kitchen
320 ProcuradoresUpscale Peruvian dishes if you're looking for a treat
Fabulous vegan food - they have a menu del dia for 9 soles every day! There are 2 locations in Cusco, and the owners are super kind.
Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine
307 Micaela BastidasFabulous vegan food - they have a menu del dia for 9 soles every day! There are 2 locations in Cusco, and the owners are super kind.
Best coffee beans I've found - this is what I buy for myself. They are one of the few that make dark roast coffee from local beans. Super good quality and not badly priced. Buy the Cafe Fuerte!
Misky Cusco
República de BoliviaBest coffee beans I've found - this is what I buy for myself. They are one of the few that make dark roast coffee from local beans. Super good quality and not badly priced. Buy the Cafe Fuerte!
Ruphas Diner Marcavalle
For a real American hamburger or barbecue wings, if you're into that
Japanese Restaurant KINTARO
334 C. PlaterosSuper delicious Japanese food! Get the Curry-udon
The Rolling Wok
2105 Av. de la CulturaGreat sushi!
Itamae Sushi
126 C. PalacioA more budget-friendly sushi option
La Bodega 138
138 HerrajesPizza!
Crepería & Backpacker La Bo'M
283 C. Carmen AltoGreat atmosphere, great food!
Juanito's
243 Siete AngelitosGreat sandwiches and a variety of unique sauces to go with them
Cappuccino Cusco Cafe
141 Portal de ComercioFun coffee place right off the plaza - great views from the balcony
There's a Povea near my house in Magisterio. They make a killer chocolate tres leches cake!
POVEA MINIMARKET
822 Av. de La CulturaThere's a Povea near my house in Magisterio. They make a killer chocolate tres leches cake!
Closest cafe to my house - good place to sit and work or chat with friends over a snack or drink
Basílica Cusco
Avenida de La CulturaClosest cafe to my house - good place to sit and work or chat with friends over a snack or drink
Casa del Kebab
320 C. PlaterosKebabs!
Restaurant with cafe feel. Great curry and coffee; also a good place to sit and work or chat; not too busy
Taste Of India, Cafe Carvalho
Restaurant with cafe feel. Great curry and coffee; also a good place to sit and work or chat; not too busy
To try legit chicharron. Also check out the cuy, adobo, caldo de gallina, etc. Any place along the street in this town will do!
Saylla
To try legit chicharron. Also check out the cuy, adobo, caldo de gallina, etc. Any place along the street in this town will do!
The town of Tipon is known for making cuy (guinea pig). It's a delicacy here! Pick anywhere along the main street.
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Tipon Archaeological Site
The town of Tipon is known for making cuy (guinea pig). It's a delicacy here! Pick anywhere along the main street.
Entertainment & Activities
ChocoMuseo
Chocolate making classes!
Horseback Riding Cusco
Beautiful experience!
Teatro Municipal
149 Meson De La EstrellaYou never know what will be going on there!
Cineplanet
Nro. 2964 Av. CollasuyoShopping
Most extensive and cheapest market outside the city center! A great way to see the Cusco culture in action and get some great deals.
Mercado Vinocanchon
Most extensive and cheapest market outside the city center! A great way to see the Cusco culture in action and get some great deals.
Local market with everything you could need (not just food, but clothes, shoes, backpacks, bikes, hats, camping gear, etc.)
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Centro Comercial El Molino I
Local market with everything you could need (not just food, but clothes, shoes, backpacks, bikes, hats, camping gear, etc.)
Cusco's modern shopping mall! Find upscale stores as well as hardware, groceries, home goods, and real quality, name-brand camping/hiking gear. There's also a food court and movie theater here.
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Real Plaza
2964 Av. CollasuyoCusco's modern shopping mall! Find upscale stores as well as hardware, groceries, home goods, and real quality, name-brand camping/hiking gear. There's also a food court and movie theater here.
Great food market (and other odds and ends, such as fixing broken zippers for cheap)
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Mercado de Wanchaq
Avenida HuascarGreat food market (and other odds and ends, such as fixing broken zippers for cheap)
Only on Saturdays! A more modern, hipster market with food and desserts and plants and furniture and fun souvenirs!
Avenida Tupac Amaru
Avenida Tupac AmaruOnly on Saturdays! A more modern, hipster market with food and desserts and plants and furniture and fun souvenirs!
Artisan market - lots of fun crafts and souvenirs here
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Mercado de artesanías
VigilArtisan market - lots of fun crafts and souvenirs here
Shopping mall, known for electronics. Be careful, what they sell you may not actually work. But it is cheap!
Confraternidad
ConfraternidadShopping mall, known for electronics. Be careful, what they sell you may not actually work. But it is cheap!
The Fair Trade Store - Cusco
515 ChihuampataArtisan market for souvenirs - some things are legit and others are false
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Centro Artesanal Cusco
28 Av TullumayoArtisan market for souvenirs - some things are legit and others are false
King Of Maps
238 Portal de CarnesMap store - super cool
Parks & Nature
Eco Park Cusco
Picol
Great way to see Cusco from a birds' eye view. Very peaceful and secluded. Free!
Start in this small town and walk or run down a goegeous trail back to the city of Cusco. Very peaceful and unknown. Be careful of the dogs. Have fun observing every day life of the people you pass. :)
Yuncaypata
Start in this small town and walk or run down a goegeous trail back to the city of Cusco. Very peaceful and unknown. Be careful of the dogs. Have fun observing every day life of the people you pass. :)
Great place to see some beautiful nature right outside of Cusco. If you're lucky, you might even find a waterfall!
Balcon del Diablo
Great place to see some beautiful nature right outside of Cusco. If you're lucky, you might even find a waterfall!
Small town 45 minutes from Cusco. Has a beautiful and not-touristy hiking trail with caves and skulls with the option of rapeling! Fabulous views and silence in nature. Free!
Ccorca District
Small town 45 minutes from Cusco. Has a beautiful and not-touristy hiking trail with caves and skulls with the option of rapeling! Fabulous views and silence in nature. Free!
Villa del periodista - homestay
Small park near my house where I like to go sit and read sometimes
There's a great hiking trail connecting Chinchero to Urubamba through the mountains with great views of the Sacred Valley. Start at the Chinchero ruins! Very unpopulated trail.
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Chinchero District
There's a great hiking trail connecting Chinchero to Urubamba through the mountains with great views of the Sacred Valley. Start at the Chinchero ruins! Very unpopulated trail.
Salcantay
Awesome 4 or 5-day trek to arrive at Machu Picchu by foot
Wetlands not far outside of Cusco with cool sculptures of the guardians of the forest from lots of different fictional stories. Not touristy at all. Very beautiful and relaxing place to spend a few hours with friends.
Humedal De Huasao
Wetlands not far outside of Cusco with cool sculptures of the guardians of the forest from lots of different fictional stories. Not touristy at all. Very beautiful and relaxing place to spend a few hours with friends.
The most beautiful place I've seen in Peru so far! Don't miss it. It's worth the difficult climb. If you can be there before 7 AM, you'll be one of the only ones, and it's the most peaceful thing ever.
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Humantay Lake
The most beautiful place I've seen in Peru so far! Don't miss it. It's worth the difficult climb. If you can be there before 7 AM, you'll be one of the only ones, and it's the most peaceful thing ever.
Santa Teresa, Peru
Check out the hot springs called Cocalmayo. The best I've been to so far!
Don't miss this often overlooked santuary off the train tracks between Hidroelectrica and Aguas Calientes. The trail goes through a botanical garden and then turns into something like a rainforest before you get to a tall waterfall. Cheap and worth it! There's a cafe and hotel outside the entrance, but it all feels very secluded.
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Mandor
Don't miss this often overlooked santuary off the train tracks between Hidroelectrica and Aguas Calientes. The trail goes through a botanical garden and then turns into something like a rainforest before you get to a tall waterfall. Cheap and worth it! There's a cafe and hotel outside the entrance, but it all feels very secluded.
Lares Trek
Lares TrekAnother great trek! 3 days long
Getting Around
Cusco station
Buses to leave and come into Cusco stop here
Marcavalle
MarcavalleClose to my house
Don pez limón - santa ursula
Close to my house to catch the bus
Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport
Avenida Velasco AsteteHop Private Terminal - Cusco
550 Alameda PachacuteqIf you booked a Peru Hop tour, they have their own private bus terminal
Arts & Culture
Cusco Cathedral
Walking around San Blas, you'll find 2 free art galleries, the pisco and coca museums, and my personal favorite - the Tater Vera Ceramics shop. Half gallery/half shop. Beautiful, local art!
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Templo del San Blas
Walking around San Blas, you'll find 2 free art galleries, the pisco and coca museums, and my personal favorite - the Tater Vera Ceramics shop. Half gallery/half shop. Beautiful, local art!
Professional performances of traditional Peruvian dances
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Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo
872 Av. El SolProfessional performances of traditional Peruvian dances