Chicha is one of several possible stops on Cusco’s growing gastronomic trail. Read one travellers thoughts on celebrity chef Gastón’s Andean venture.
Category: "Cusco Guide"
The Cusco Bar Scene
Cusco feels like it has been reborn since the re-opening of Machu Picchu and the end of the tourist dry-spell. Business is booming once again as the hordes arrive in the Inca capital to visit the region’s star attraction. But seeing Cusco’s great archaeological legacy…
The Cusco Gastronomic Scene
For many people great food is essential for a memorable trip. For those who missed out on a lengthy culinary stay in Lima, don’t pass up what Cusco has on offer.
Video: People of the Mountains, 1940
First presenting the contrast between the republican grandeur of Lima and the Andean stylings of Cusco, this video goes on to follow the day to day live of rural Cusqueños. In the images you will also see Machu Picchu before its restoration, as well as Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and a Cusco without cars.
Chinchero: Land of Great Weavers
Chinchero produces extraordinary textiles, woven with ancestral tools with Incan designs and natural colors.
Cusco celebrates reopening of Machu Picchu
The tough times are over for Cusco’s suffering tourism industry as Machu Picchu reopens to a celebrity visit and an explosive party!
Climb to the heights of the condors in the sacred valley
Ever imagined how it would feel to be like Spiderman, climbing buildings and walls? Ever wondered how the view over the sacred valley would look from the point of a condor soaring high above? Climb 300 metres up sheer cliff-face using metal handles and steps embedded into the rock.
Cafe Ayllu: A classic coffee shop in Cusco
Although it sadly no longer exists, it’s nice to be reminded of the once iconic Cafe Ayllu of Cusco, thanks to photographer Scott Vanthoff.
Little town of Quince Mil is becoming a Hotspot [Featured]
For TIME, Lucien Chauvin writes about developments in the little town of Quince Mil, from the benefits of the new Inter-Oceanic Highway that links the Atlantic with the Pacific via Peru and Brazil, to the environment problems it will bring.
Train to Machu Picchu-Aguas Calientes, new operators, what you need to know
There were only two ways to get to Machu Picchu – hiking the tracks from Santa Teresa (cheap) or catching an overpriced train from Cusco or Ollantaytambo. Now that Perú Rail’s monopoly has come to an end, there are two further options to get to the Inca Citadel.
Ollantaytambo: A living breathing Inca town
This pretty little town in the Andes is different from all the others. It may be set among beautiful mountainous scenery like all the others, be populated by indigenous locals going about their daily business like all the others, be pleasantly quiet like all the…
Salineras de Maras – “Inca Salt Pans”
It was getting late. The sun had just dipped behind the mountains that tower over the Urubamba valley and the town of the same name. The salt pans outside the town of Maras, some way above Urubamba, were just within a reasonable distance to travel. So with no plans to come back to Urubamba any time soon, it was worth a shot to reach them.
