THE 10 BEST Indoor Things to Do in Cusco on a Rainy Day
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- SridharEden Prairie, MN460 contributionsI ran early every morning in Cusco on various cobblestone streets and made it a point to cover San Pedro market on my route.
Located about 10mins away by walk from Plaza de Armas, San Pedro Market is a bustling marketplace that reflects the essence of local life. Your visit to Cusco is incomplete without visiting this market.
Vendors display their crafts, food, and textiles. In the late afternoon and evenings, we saw here locals mingle, sharing stories and smiles.
The colors, sounds, and scents of the market in the early morning hours are just to be experienced! The market offers a great opportunity to engage with the community and every purchase supports local families and traditions.
On the New Yeas Eve, everything was decorated in bright yellow color(signifies good luck and prosperity, per the locals). This included even the cats, dogs, alpaca that wore fancy dresses colored yellow. The street balconies were decorated with yellow balloons and ribbons. Wow, truly colorful!
My favorite was the fruit market in the mornings...wheel barrels that were fully loaded with colorful grapes! Coming back home, and when I see the grapes in Costco(produce of Peru), it reminds me of the San Pedro market!
Tips:
-Visit the market early in morning(must) and evenings(when the lights come on). See the colorful fruits, flowers veggies etc.
-Take your camera with you.
- You can bargain the prices . It is a common practice and widely accepted in the market.Written 19 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - SridharEden Prairie, MN460 contributionsIt was just a 5mins walk from our hotel. This was a religious center and a sacred place where appreciation was shown for Inti(Inca Sun God).To enter the temple, worshippers needed to have been barefoot, fasting and carrying a heavy load upon their back as a sign of humility to the god. Please visit the place with a local guide.Written 20 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- adrenalinejunkie007Los Angeles, CA85 contributionsVery beautiful and serene stop. The entrance ticket covers the whole complex and has so much to see. Sadly you're not able to photograph to remember. Guides are available outside to explain more of what you're seeing, which can be helpful especially if you're not of the Catholic faith. Would definitely recommend.Written 31 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Jared EPoway, CA11 contributionsI love chocolate! So when we found we had an extra day of acclimating before trekking through Peru, I booked the Bean to Bar workshop for my wife and I. Our "Willy Wonka" instructor was fabulous. She was funny, informative, and interacted with our entire group. We completed almost the entire process of making chocolate from picking our our beans, roasting them, peeling, making them into paste, and even more along the way. We had competitions and laughed throughout the tour. In the end, we were provided with our choice of dark or milk chocolate to mold and take home with us.
If you have a couple of extra hours in Cusco and you love chocolate, I highly recommend this tour.Written 4 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Siavash T10 contributionsIndrid and Annaly help me to pick a sock and a T-shirt for my wife and she was really good and communicated in English and gave us a good discount tooWritten 3 February 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- EmBerlin, Germany105 contributionsThe place has an amazing collection of artefacts, although the presentation gives a bit of an academic impression, educative yet not quite attractive. It could really use a bit of a freshening-up.
The tour will take you from the ground floor to the second one. The markings on the floor are signalling clearly the path one would take around the exhibition, which I found very helpful. At the end of the tour, on the teterrace, there are some merchants offering souvenirs.
Bach on the ground floor, if you're lucky, there will be some demonstration of weaving and crafting.
The highlight for me was at the end of the tour, in a room on the ground floor that is unfortunately easy to miss, where an exhibition of traditional instruments in combined with a live demo of a native man who makes their replicas in his own studio and would play them for you. His instruments are available for purchase, and while these won't be the cheapest souvenirs you could bring back home, they are unique and carefully hand-crafted, on a different level of quality and significance than the mass-produced knick-knacks you'll find in the markets. I whole heartedly recommand this exhibition and the purchase.Written 4 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Marco F18 contributionsThe museum is laid out on 2 floors, showing artefacts of various pre-columbian civilisations, organising the exhibit by choice of materials.
The explanations are great to give context to what is displayed. A couple of hours well spent.Written 6 December 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - R. K. V.Bogota, Colombia2,696 contributionsAn intricate and beautiful building and a testament to the power of the jesuit order in this part of the world. Very interesting placeWritten 5 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- gaiasongErie, PA46 contributionsAmazingly Beautiful textile art that is moving and exciting. Lovely small gallery. Laura has won many awards. A highpoint while touring Cuzco.Written 22 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- GAJ 93London, UK130 contributionsLots of Artisan Peruvian souvenirs .clean and safe .very close to city center .Prepare to bargain and don’t buy from the first stallWritten 14 December 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- R. K. V.Bogota, Colombia2,696 contributionsWonderful place. Architectural marvel on top of sacred Inca sights-- but beautiful and interesting even beyond that fact.Written 6 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- WorldTraveler639Montreal, Canada298 contributionsWe stopped here for hot chocolate and a brownie after reading all of the amazing reviews and we were not disappointed. The brownie was perhaps the best we've ever had in our lives... I wish I could go back to Cusco just to visit Xapiri!Written 21 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- R. K. V.Bogota, Colombia2,696 contributionsBeautiful place- really well maintained and full of history. Worth the walk to see and enjoy - preferably with a guide to explainWritten 5 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- LennRotterdam, The Netherlands187 contributionsAmazing church which is a bit overwhelming.
It is a sad fact though that this church is part of the invasion of the Spanish.
Do not miss out on this!!Written 1 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - thomasdefise93Arlon, Belgium903 contributionsInfo/Tips:
- Entrance is SOL 10
- Takes around 30 minutes to do the tour of the museum
The Coca Museum is a museum dedicated to the history, cultural significance, and various uses of the coca plant.
The museum features exhibits on the traditional uses of coca leaves, including their role in religious ceremonies, as a natural remedy for altitude sickness, and as a stimulant to combat fatigue.
The museum also explores contemporary uses of coca, both legal and illegal. This includes the production of coca tea and other legal coca products, as well as the controversial history of cocaine production.Written 12 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.