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Cusco / Peru

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The Cathedral and the Compañía de Jesús church on Cusco's Plaza de Armas — Photo: Markuswp5, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Author Markuswp5 · CC BY-SA 3.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Cusco, Peru, for the best experience?June — the driest month of Cusco's year by an enormous margin, and the month when Inti Raymi, the Corpus Christi season and the Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage all crowd into…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Cusco on a first visit?Read Cusco as two cities in one footprint: the Inca stone city — Qorikancha and the fortress of Sacsayhuamán — and the Spanish colonial city built directly on top of…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Cusco, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Eat in the picanterías, drink in the chicherías, and time the city's great dish to its festival: chiri uchu at Corpus Christi, adobo for Sunday breakfast, cuy from a…

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