Vegetarian Restaurants in Cuenca

Over the past few days, I have eaten at many great vegetarian places in Cuenca. All located in the downtown area, they are beautiful and mostly cheap especially compared to USA prices. Here they are:

Govindas: They serve a killer lentil burger, great pineapple juice and the whole meal for two with a pizza which we split was around $15. We ate a ton.

Cafe Eucalyptos: It isn't a vegetarian restaurant but it has great vegetarian in either the thai or indian style. It wasn't as cheap as the other restaurants but the place is beautiful and the service was great too. I had a veggie masala which was tasty and spicy but not necessarily filling. However, it was only $7 so we were able to also get sides and appetizers.

Cafe Nectar: Incredible service and a beautiful restaurant, at Cafe Nectar we ate the "Menu" deal, its soup, a maize and spinach fried arepa like meal with vegetables ... more »

Peru to Bolivia

Hola Fellow Travelers,

I know this is a worn out question,,but has anyone current info. for the absolute requirments and cost of an American entering Bolivia from Peru and the difficulty ?/ Thanks

Peru and Bolivia in 3 weeks

I fly in august to Lima for a 3 week travel in Peru and Bolivia.
The last week i want to use for Cuzco, MP and Lima.
Things i would love to see in the first 2 weeks.

• Arequipa
• Uyuni
• Lago Titicaca

• The smartest travel route
• Should i fly from Lima to Arequipa or to La Paz?
• Decent airliners for those city's?

Ruins along the Northern coast

Hello ! Planning my first trip to Peru and would really like to see some of the sites North of Lima before going to Machu Picchu, specifically Sechin, Chan Chan, and Sipan. I would like to know if anyone knows of a tour operator operating such a tour or if I'll have to wing it. If so, would such a tour be do-able by bus in four days. Any other note worthy archaeological sites of interest along this route anyone can recommend would be greatly appreciated. Love to see Kuelap, but I'm afraid it's a little too far off the route to squeeze in to my itinerary. Thank you all so much !

Hiring guide in Cusco for treks?

Hello,

We are 4 people looking to do two separate 4- to 5-day treks in the Cusco region in late May/early June.

Researching in advance on the internet, all I can find are the fully outfitted treks. However, a dining tent, army of mules, etc. seems quite excessive for our style. We would prefer to bring (and carry) our own gear but hire a guide in Cusco for peace of mind. We might even consider a mule to lighten the loads if costs are reasonable, and if the guide could provide food I'll admit it would be nice not to have to think about those logistics as well - is that possible? Two of us are very experienced backpackers in wilderness areas throughout the Western US, the other two have more modest experience but everyone in the group is physically fit.

My main question is, how feasible is it to arrive in Cusco and make such arrangements for a trek starting one or two days lat... more »

Can I wait until the day before to book Colca Trek from Arequipa?

Hi All,

I'm hoping to do a 3D/2N trek through Colca Canyon beginning July 20th. I've been in contact with Vlado Soto (who was recommended in the book), but his price - at least at this point - is $300 per person. I don't think that I can pay that.

Anybody know whether I'd be able to book a decent 3/2 group trip for a better price if I hold out until getting to Arequipa, which coincidentally will be the day before I want to start the trek?

Much appreciated, cheers!

7 hour wait in Lima Airport - enough time to visit Lima Center ?

Hi team. I will arrive into Lima at 11:00 am from Chile and depart again at 19:45 for Madrid. Do you think I have enough time to take a trip into Lima Center to get something to eat and so I can say I was there ?

Getting from Cusco, Peru to Calama, Chile

In July, a friend and I are taking a 2-week adventure through northern Chile (San Pedro de Atacama), Bolivia (Uyuni & La Paz) and then to Peru (Cusco/Machu Picchu). We have a round-trip flight booked from Santiago (where we're currently studying) to Calama so we need to find a way back from Cusco to Calama. We have two days to do this. Is it possible to do this by bus in that amount of time? Any tips are appreciated! Thanks :)