Entertainment in Cuzco
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7 Angelitos
This tiny hillside haunt is the city’s unofficial hipster lounge and late-night backup: when everything else has closed and the sun has come up, knock on the door. Happy hours are 7:30pm to 9:30pm and 11pm to 11:30pm.
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Fallen Angel
This ultra-funky restaurant and lounge is falling all over itself in the rush to cram in as much kitsch as possible, with glitter balls, fake fur and even bathtub-cum-aquarium tables complete with live goldfish. Deservedly popular for many years, Fallen Angel has now become expensive beyond the means of many travelers, but the decor really is worth seeing and the occasional theme parties held here are legendary. The same folks also own jungle-themed restaurant Macondo ( [tel] 22-9415), at Cuesta San Blas 571.
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Mythology
The iconic nightspot in an iconic party town, Mythology advertises itself as ‘only for gods’; whether you will feel god-like the morning after is debatable. Early in the night it’s dominated by rafting groups watching videos of their exploits on the big screen. After midnight the dance floor dependably goes wild, to the sounds of ’80s classics, Latino dance favorites and the guy next to the DJ whose job is apparently to shout encouragement to the sweating hordes.
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Caos
At last – a nightclub just as Miami Vice tells us a nightclub should be. Make your entrance by sashaying down a neon-illuminated transparent Perspex stairway whose innards are home to some unfortunate, sensorily overstimulated carp. Order a drink at the massive, garish bar while admiring the Inca-styled water feature before hitting the shiny dance floor. The crowd here tends to very young locals, and music is a mixed bag.
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Ukuku’s
The most consistently popular nightspot in town, Ukuku’s plays a winning combination of crowd pleasers – Latin and Western rock, reggae and reggaetón (a blend of Puerto Rican bomba, dancehall and hip-hop), salsa, hip-hop et al – and often hosts live bands. Usually full to bursting after midnight with as many Peruvians as foreign tourists, it’s good, sweaty, dance-a-thon fun. Happy hour is 8pm to 10:30pm.
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Kamikase
Kamikase is an old, intimate bar that doesn’t offer free drinks, but does have a disarmingly large variety of music that can switch from seductive salsa to live música folklórica (folkloric music) in an instant. Happy hour runs from 8pm to 10pm, and there’s often a live show beginning at 10:45pm.
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Indigo
Indigo is the perfect bar to warm up for a big night out, with fresh Thai and Peruvian food (mains from S15), good coffee, games, hookah pipes and famous mojitos. Genuinely friendly staff, comfy couches, an open fire and a seriously cool circus vibe (there are swings!) make it hard to move on. Highly recommended.
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Cross Keys
Cross Keys is the most established expat and traveler watering hole in town. It’s smothered in the trappings of a typical British pub, with leather bar-stools and plenty of dark wood. As well as a huge list of British beer, it offers good-value comfort food. Some say the S15 steak is the best-value meal in town.
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Extreme
Though it may change names, it usually has the most up-to-the-minute electronic music collection, with techno, trance and hip-hop mixed in with mainstream. There are chill-out sofas upstairs but this isn't the place for chat. There's plenty of cheap booze during happy hour.
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Bullfrogs
This gloriously glamorous new place, run by high-profile hipsters, offers a bit of everything. There’s cafe service from breakfast until 11pm, live music every night, billiards, beanbags, fairy lights and hookah pipes. Open early till late.
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This convivial bar just off Plaza San Blas has a bit of everything. It serves good Thai food in the evening, and there’s live music late every night – local musicians come here to jam after their regular gigs. Happy hour is 9pm to midnight.
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Paddy Flaherty’s
This cramped little Irish pub is packed with random memorabilia, TVs, a working train set and homesick European travelers eating excellent-value hot sandwiches. Happy hours are from 7pm to 8pm and 10pm to 10:30pm.
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Mama Africa
A favorite with Israelis, Mama Africa is the classic backpackers’ hangout, usually packed with people sprawled across cushions or swaying to rock and reggae rhythms. Happy hour is 8:30pm to 11pm.
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Le Nomadé
This Francophile café has live bands some nights, but its real draws are the lounge chairs with hookah pipes for smoking and an open-air balcony overlooking a busy pedestrian intersection.
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Norton Rats
Run by a motorcycle enthusiast, this down-to-earth bar overlooking the Plaza de Armas has the best damn burgers in town. It’s also got TVs, darts and billiards to help you work up a thirst.
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Pepe Zeta
The place for cuzqueños to see and be seen, Pepe Zeta is a cool and breezy, place with bamboo decor and a bewildering array of unusual, uncomfortable yet fascinating seating.
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El Muki
Just off the plaza, El Muki is a dark, intimate club with plenty of barely lit alcoves and a couples-only rule at the door (though they rarely count when a group goes in).
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Rosie O'Grady's
Rosie's is another spot for a Guinness that's got more room to breathe than its smaller compatriot Paddy's - in fact, it's usually bereft of any customers at all.
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Cinema San Blas
There’s no cinema in Cuzco, but there are a few DVD lounges on Procuradores. Cinema San Blas sometimes shows free art-house movies.
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Teatro Kusikay
Modern dance, wild costumes and ancient culture collide in Cuzco’s own Broadway-style spectacular, which is highly recommended by all who see it.
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Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo
The Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo has live nightly performances of Andean music and dance at 6:45pm.
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Roots
This organic-feel club with an underground dance floor is ever-popular with locals and laid-back travelers alike.
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Teatro Municipal
This theatre has a range of music and dance shows, plays and other performances, mostly on weekends.
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Inka Team
Though it may change names, this place usually has the most up-to-the-minute electronic music collection, with trance, house and hip-hop mixed in with mainstream. There are chill-out sofas upstairs but this isn’t the place for chat. A good mix of locals and tourists hang out here. Happy hour is 9pm to midnight.
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