Things to do in Aguas Calientes
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Indio Feliz
Multi-award-winning Indio Feliz’s French cook whips up fantastic meals, which have made this place deservedly popular, and ‘world famous’ in Aguas Calientes. The S50 menú is an extremely good value for a decadent dinner. Indio Feliz has good wheelchair access.
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Tree House
Part of the hotel Rupa Wasi, aptly named Tree House’s woody ambience provides just the right laid-back setting for its food. Lovingly prepared and locally focused, this is what novoandina cuisine is all about – recipes that combine international influences with fresh, distinctive local produce. Alpaca loin with bacon and chimichurri (a salty, flavorsome sauce of local herbs), quinoa risotto, and lúcuma (an earthy Andean fruit) caramel are some lip-smacking examples.
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Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón
By Puente Ruinas, at the base of the footpath to Machu Picchu, Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón has superb information, in Spanish and English, on archaeological excavations of Machu Picchu and Inca building methods. Stop here before or after the ruins to get a sense of context (and to enjoy the air-conditioning and soothing music if you’re walking back from the ruins after hours in the sun!) There’s a small botanical garden outside, down a nifty, nerve-testing set of Inca stairs.
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Putucusi
For those who still have energy left for trekking, there are some good walks in the vicinity, including one up the steep Putucusi mountain directly opposite Machu Picchu; follow the railway tracks about 250m west of the station and you'll see a steeply ascending pathway. Parts of the walk are up ladder rungs, which get slippery in the wet season, but the view across to Machu Picchu is worth the trek.
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Hot Springs
Weary trekkers soak away their aches and pains in Aguas Caliente's hot springs. These tiny, natural thermal springs, from which Aguas Calientes derives its name, are nice enough but far from the best in the area (that would be Santa Teresa’s Cocalmayo), and get scungy by late morning. Towels can be rented cheaply outside the entrance.
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Café Inkaterra
A high-class spot for a filling Peruvian fusion spread. With flickering votive candles and a chilled-out soundtrack to match the tantalizing novoandina menu, the atmosphere here is truly an escape from the masses.
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Capitán Bar
Capitán Bar, attached to Indio Feliz restaurant, is for grown-ups. It’s a colorful nautical- themed bar – just the place to sip a fine brandy and enlarge on your achievements on the Inca Trail.
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Chez Maggy
Chez Maggy has stained-glass walls, sociable long tables, board games and an international menu that includes tasty nachos and wood-fired pizzas.
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Toto's House
This upmarket eatery is popular with tour groups for its traditional buffets set up in a large, glass-roofed building overlooking the river.
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Govinda
This trusty vegetarian haunt has stone floors and good-value fare made by the Hare Krishna.
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