UNDER CONSTRUCTION

PERU

PERU

LIMA:

Hotel: Innside by Melia in Moraflores*

Drink: Lady Bee* - Boulevardier and Negroni

Breakfast: hotel

Downtown Lima walk: Plaza San Martin, Gran Hotel Bolivar, Jirón de La Union, Plaza de Armas, Catedral de Lima, Parque de La Muralla, Mercado Central, Barrio Chino

Lunch: Almuervas Mixto Sandwich

Drink: Carnaval* - Thai Nitro Margarita + Manhattan

Dinner: Cosme* - Oriental ( trout, leche de Tigre), toasted taco ( shrimp, avocado, purple cabbage), prawns + shrimp caucau, rice (shrimp, aoili, Peruvian chili), ice cream sandwich

Breakfast: Milenaria* - Desayuna Milenaria (eggs, toast, yogurt + fruit, coffee, juice)

Cab to airport

Lunch: Broster in airport

Flight to Cusco 

Picked up by hotel. Drive to Pisac (45 min S$145)

Hotel: Pisac Guest House* (5-10 min walk to town) - Tatiana 

Dinner: La Ruta* - Pisco Sour, Red Wine, Ceviche de Trucha (Trout Ceviche), Bolitas Crocantes de Yuca (Crispy Yuca Balls), Lomi Saltado, Chaufa con Panceta de Cerdo a la Barbacoa 

Breakfast: At hotel

Walked to town. Market* with incredible produce. Mercado Artisenal* with tons of vendors. Super colorful. 

Lunch: Inti Killa - Negrita Pizza

Pisac Ruins* - take cab to the top (S$40),  hike down. It’s downhill into town. 

Dinner: Cuchara de Palo - Chilcano and Red Wine, Papa a la Hyancaina (potatoes with a creamy yellow chili pepper peanut sauce), Trucha en Salsa Cremosa de Ajo (creamy garlic trout with a native potato casserole on a bed of mushrooms), Quinoa Chaufa (quinoa stir fried with vegetables, ginger, garlic and sesame crusted chicken. 

Breakfast: At hotel

Drive to Ollantaytambo (1:15 S$150)

Hotel: Sol Ollantaytambo Boutique Hotel

Lunch: Saqras - Margarita Pizza, Fries, Coke Zero 

Shop and stroll

Ollantaytambo Ruins

Dinner: Chuncho* - Chuncho (Negroni), Mosoq (Old Fashioned), Ricotta Cheese w Aromatic Herbs and Root Chips, Quinoa Fritters w Corn and Swiss Chard, Trucha con Sarza de Trigo (Trout w whole grain wheat salad and Vegetables in a passion fruit vinaigrette), Farm Chicken w sautéed potatoes and ricotta stuffed chili (vegetables and k’allampas mushrooms)

Breakfast: At hotel (around the corner) 

Taxi to Moray and Maras ($80)

Moray Ruins*

Salineras de Maras*

Lunch: Second Floor - Margarita Pizza, fries, Coke, Cholo Soy

Dinner: El Albergue Restaurant*- Matacuy Sour, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, Tabla de Verduras, Setas y Rocoto, Chorizo Puttanesca

Inka Trail 2 day / 1 night w Alpaca Expeditions* Prioritzes hiring female guides, plants trees and does trail clean up. - Marcela

Lunch: On Trek

Dinner Tupana Wasi - Trucha Ceviche, Patatas, Chicken (thru Alpaca)

Hotel: Raices Machu Picchu (thru Alpaca)

Breakfast: Hotel

Machu Picchu*

Breakfast: La Boulangerie de Paris - Americano, Eggs+Toast, Eggs+Croissant. 

Wandered thru town

Vista Dome Train* (thru Alpaca)

Transfer to Cusco (thru Alpaca)

Hotel: Terra Viva Cusco Centro*

Dinner: Organika* - Citadelle (gin+tonic w orange + thyme), Manhattan, Malbec, Tabla de Quesos, Lasagna de Verduras a la Leña, Lasagna de Carnegie a la Leña

Breakfast: Hotel

Walked around Cusco (big celebrations) and to San Blas (local artisan market*) 

Lunch: Perucho - papas, pasta napolitano

More strolling

Mercado de San Pedro

Dinner: Rucula* - Pisco Sour, Cab Franc, Bolitas de Yuca Crocantes, Caldo Corolla de Gallino, Chaufa Con Panceta de Cerdo al Tamarindo

Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley* Salkantay Trekking - Abel

Dinner: Organika (we were tired and couldn’t think so came back since we loved it) - Sour Organika, Manhattan, Huerta Organika, Gnocchi’s en Salsa Pomodoro, Lomo de Res a la Parrilla (Lis)

Breakfast: At hotel

Stroll and shop. 

Lunch: Rosso - Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot blend, Queso y Prosciutto panini, Salame Milano panini 

More stroll and shop

Drinks: Black Cat* - Boulevardier, Sinner 

Dinner: Restaurante Catedral* -  Chaynas, Ofrenda, Trout Ceviche, Tagliolini with Shrimp, Ossobuco with Polenta

Breakfast: At hotel

Coffee: Cafe D’Wasi

Museo de Inka*

Lunch: Kion* - Pisco Sour, Wonton, pork chaufa, saltado 

Women fundamental to maintaining cosmic order and spiritual balance 

Braids undone - hair was thought of as wings 

Funerals festive rather than sorrowful as sadness is thought to hinder the soul’s journey 

Shopping:

Illari 

Pallay

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