🇵🇪 Cusco

📍 About Cusco

The ancient Inca capital, gateway to Machu Picchu, indigenous markets, and colonial architecture built atop pre-Hispanic foundations.

🗺️ What to do & see in Cusco

• ✅Explore the San Blas neighborhood and its cobblestone streets
• ✅Visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas on a day trip
• ✅Stroll around Cusco's Plaza de Armas at dusk
• ✅Acclimatize to the altitude before heading to Machu Picchu
• ✅Shop for handicrafts and textiles at San Pedro Market
• ✅Hike to Vinicunca's Rainbow Mountain

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Cusco

• ⭐Cusco's Plaza de Armas
• ⭐Sacsayhuamán
• ⭐Qorikancha or Temple of the Sun
• ⭐Cusco Cathedral
• ⭐Hatun Rumiyoc Street and the twelve-angle stone
• ⭐San Pedro Market

🍽️ Local cuisine in Cusco

• 🍴Roast guinea pig, an Andean ceremonial dish
• 🍴Lomo saltado, a stir-fry of beef, potatoes, and rice
• 🍴Chicha morada, a refreshing purple corn drink
• 🍴Rocoto relleno, a spicy pepper stuffed with meat
• 🍴Coca tea, an infusion that helps with altitude sickness

💡 Travel tips for Cusco

• 💡The dry season from May to September is the best time to travel
• 💡Spend one or two days acclimatizing to the 3,400 meters above sea level
• 💡Drink coca tea and avoid alcohol during the first few days
• 💡Bring warm clothing as nights are very cold year-round
• 💡Purchase the Tourist Ticket to access multiple archaeological sites