Peru Discoveries

Top things to do in Cusco, Peru! 🇵🇪

Cusco is the main jumping off point for people visiting Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, or doing the Salkantay Trek, and you usually spend ~2-3 days acclimating, given Cusco’s elevation a 11,152 feet.

I loved exploring here last month, so I’ve compiled some of my favorite activities and restaurants in this mini guide!

🏨 Stay at the Hotel Rumi Punku
- This hotel had the most lovely courtyard, a spa room, massages, and a REALLY good continental breakfast (fresh fruit, avocado, eggs, toast, excellent coffee). And, it was conveniently located in the heart of Cusco while still peaceful and quiet at night.

✨Things to do
- Walk around the artsy and floral San Blas
- Hike up to the Sapantiana Aqueduct
- Explore San Pedro market
- Take a Peruvian cooking class
- Visit Saqsaywaman, an Inca fortress-temple built in the 15th century
- Tour the Cusco Cathedral
- Explore a llama and alpaca farm
- Visit the Pre-Columbian Art Museum to see artifacts dating back to 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1532.
- Tour the Inca Museum to see more eclectic Incan artifacts and purchase authentic textiles in the courtyard

🍽️ Where to eat
- Organika Restaurant
- Organika Bakery & Coffee
- Kusykay Peruvian Craft Food
- Inkazuela
- Yaku Restaurant
- Pachapapa

🎁 Souvenirs to buy
- Chocolate
- Pottery
- Textiles — make sure it’s real alpaca
- Coffee
- Tea — just not coca tea lol
- Paintings or art — so many galleries here!

Is Peru on your bucket list?!

📸: portraits of me by .manville &