Mauka is a fine-dining restaurant run by 2021's World's Best Female chef: Pía León. This spectacular place highlights Andean and Amazonian ingredients, focusing on the preservation of Peruvian biodiversity and local craftsmanship. The menu has interesting dishes like aplaca crudo and low-cooked beef cheek, as well as an array of vegan meals, and many other masterpieces (including cocktails) that embrace and blend traditions with modern techniques. 

Stay in the luxurious & charming Belmond Monasterio in Cusco, a former monastery from the 16th century restored to its former elegance, promising a breathtaking experience with unrivalled beauty and ancient history. The central location is the perfect starting point for exploring Cusco.

Just a few blocks away from the beautiful Plaza de Armas is a colonial building that hosts the iconic Cicciolina. This renowned place blends the best Andean ingredients and techniques with classic Mediterranean recipes. Visit their tapas bar to get a bit of everything and then transition to the salon for a proper meal... legend says the gnocchi with Andean cheese are other-worldly. We suggest making prior reservations, yes plural. You will certainly be back. 

Cusco’s cathedral (la Catedral Basilica de la Virgen de la Asunción) is a spectacular building and one of the main pillars that give life to Plaza de Armas. The cathedral, built around the 15th century, showcases the merging of Indigenous and Spanish colonial architecture through its Gothic-Renaissance and Baroque style. This beautiful emblem of the city is adorned with gold, silver, insane wood carvings and sacred masterpieces from Cusco’s Art School from back in the day. Whether it is because of its religious or historical significance, you must walk in. We could spend hours just figuring out its intricate details.