Cusco Local Tastes and Flavors

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
5 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 15 guests
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Language
English, Spanish
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Discover Cusco's vibrant local flavors on this engaging tour. Visit bustling markets, savor exotic fruits, and explore tradition-rich weaving and drink culture. A taste sensation awaits!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This tour gives you a chance to visit local markets that are seldom visited by tourists. We will travel by local us to the market at San Jeronimo where we will tour the markets and taste Peruvian fruits and vegetables and see people selling things such as chickens, flowers and gardening supplies. Then we will walk to a chicheria, where locals are selling chicha, the traditional fermented corn drink so important in Peruvian culture. We will then return to the city center for for lunch in a local restaurant and taste traditional Peruvian food. After lunch (own expense), we will visit the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales de Cusco, which is a non-profit organization founded to support the long standing tradition of weaving in Peru and to help the locals that produce them. Finally, we will walk to San Pedro Market where in addition to fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses, they sell medicinal plants that have been around since Inca times and are still in use today.

What You Get

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Round-trip shared transfer
Lunch
Gratuities
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

1

Valentin's Pachamama Journeys

We will pick you up at your hotel at 8:30am and then take a local bus to San Jeronimo which will take about 25 minutes. Here, we will tour the markets where they sell fruits, vegetables, chickens, flowers, and gardening supplies. We will taste fruits and vegetables unique to Peru such as passion fruit, lucma and chirimoya. We will also learn about the ingredients needed to make chicha, a corn beer that has been an important part of Peruvian culture since Inca times. After visiting the local market, we will visit a local chicheria, and taste chicha and see the guinea pigs that live in the kitchens of many locals.
Admission Ticket Free
2

Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco

We will then return to the city center for lunch (own expense) in a local restaurant and taste traditional Peruvian food. After lunch, we will visit the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales de Cusco, which is a non-profit organization founded to support the long standing tradition of weaving in Peru and to help the locals that produce them. There is a small but excellent museum which will teach us about the history of weaving, and you can also see live demonstrations of weaving and have a chance to purchase beautiful products.
Admission Ticket Included
3

Mercado Central de San Pedro

Finally, we will walk to the San Pedro market where in addition to fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses, they sell things such as frog soup which is reportedly a medication for anemia, and also sheep's head soup which is used to fortify your health. We will also learn about and see medicinal plants that have been around since Inca times and are still in use today.
Admission Ticket Free

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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Peru Standard Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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