Wow I love Cuzco: what a nice city in the middle of the mountains! So lovely. After my second time here I wanted to write a little list of things to do, places to eat and visit during your time here, enjoy!
I stayed in Way Kap hostel, which was an affordable option with breakfast included. They also had a very nice kitchen and offered tours. Across the street is a good laundry place.
Food and cafe tips:
✦ the vegan temple by Prasada – amazing food
✦ CHAI vegan restaurant
✦ Green point vegan restaurant – a place with a wonderful garden and super friendly staff
✦ Govinda Lila
✦ ImaginaTe – for tea and cacao
✦ Cercania Pan y Cafe – for the best sourdough breads
✦ Vida vegan bistro
✦ Florencia y Fortuna cafe – by woman
✦ El Jardin – healty food – delicious breakfast here
✦ Olivo vegan vegetarian restaurante – cheap menu del dia (veggie)
✦ Orion supermarket – for when you want to cook, it is a great place they have everything! I did mainly a lot of cooking during my time in Cusco.
Things to do:
✦ visit the Sapantiana Aqueduct
✦ walk through Calle 7 Borreguitos
✦ visit the medicinal plant museum – it is free but you can buy some really nice medicinal products here
✦ go to Kaukawa Cacao Peru for a ceremony or lovely cacao products
✦ Casa Siete for amazing tattoo artists
✦ AMA cuidado natural for beautiful products made with amazonian ingredients
✦ In the street of the vegan temple are so many cute shopping stores, all around Cuzco to be honest, you can shop until you drop
✦ visit the Inka museum
✦ Tawa apu kuntur – a shop filled with natural healing products
✦ Mercado Central de San Pedro
✦ walk up to the temple of the moon and kusilluchayoc ruins
✦ mirador de San Cristobal – for a nice view of the city
✦ tours to the rainbow mountain or lakes around
miracles of the moon ☽ 