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Cusco Travel Guide
Where to shop
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Cusco and its highlands surroundings are one of the top spots in Peru to shop for excellent-value Andean handicrafts, in particularly hand-woven textiles. It is also known for its art galleries in the San Blas district and jewelry stores specializing in original silver designs.
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Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco: An upstanding organization that supports indigenous artisanal communities by giving the artisans 70% of the sale price of high-quality textiles. With onsite weaving demonstrations. Av. El Sol 603. Tel: (084) 228-117. Website: www.textilescusco.org |
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Centro Bartolomé de las Casas: Helping rural Cusco communities by representing their handcrafted products, largely textiles. Av. Tullumayo 465. Tel: (084) 233-472. Website: www.cbc.org.pe |
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Casa Ecológica: Also working with indigenous communities, but specializing in products of natural medicines, organic health-food items, and traditional textiles. Av. Triunfo 393. Tel: (084) 255-646. Website: www.casaecologicacusco.com |
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Centro Artesanal Cusco: The largest indoor market of handicrafts stalls in Cusco. Avenida El Sol s/n. |
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Artesanías Mendivil: Unique religious figures as well as mirrors & carved wood frames, Cusco School reproductions, and ceramics. Plazoleta San Blas 619 (Tel: (084) 233-247), Hatunrumíyoc 486 (Tel: (084) 233-234), and Plazoleta San Blas 634 (Tel: (084) 240-527). |
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Artesanías Olave: Recognized leader in handcrafts. Triunfo 342 (Tel: (084) 252-935), Plazoleta San Blas 100 (Tel: (084) 246-300), and Plazoleta San Blas 651 (Tel: (084) 231-835). |
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Kuna. Best known Alpaca shop in the country. Plaza Recocijo 202. Tel: (084) 243-233. Website: www.kuna.com.pe |
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Giulianna Testino. Creative alpaca fashions and sophisticated designs that are sold at the luxury stores Neiman Marcus and Barney’s. Plaza de las Nazarenas 175. Tel (084) 241-529. Website: www.giulianatestino.com |
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Montse Aucells. A Spanish (Catalan) designer resident in Cusco with excellent original women’s fashions in alpaca. Palacio 116. Tel: (084) 226-330. |
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Ilaria. The top jewelry store in Peru, with fine silver and unique Andean designs. Casa Andina Private Collection - Cusco, Plazoleta de Limacpampa Chico 473; also Portal Carrizos 258, Plaza de Armas . Tel: (084) 246-253). |
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Platería El Tupo. Portal de Harinas 181, Plaza de Armas. Tel: (084) 229-809. |
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Indigo: a unique shop with a large array of well-chosen handicraft and art items, including home decor, clothing, jewelry and more. Plazoleta de Limacpampa Chico 473 (next door to Casa Andina Private Collection - Cusco). |
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Librería del Centro Bartolomé de las Casas: Books in several languages, with specialties in Andean themes, including books on festivities, religion, handicrafts and travel guides. Plaza Limaqpampa Grande 571. Tel. (084) 234-073 (in front of the Centro Bartolomé de las Casas). Another top bookstore in Cusco is Librería SBS (Special Book Services), Av. El Sol 781. Tel.(084) 248-106. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment. |
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More than 15 years of publications, including 220 books and guides about Peru and its environment, five encyclopedias and more than 1,000 articles in magazines in Peru and abroad. He is considered the most prolific publisher on ecological topics in the country in the last decade. Forest engineer, journalist, publisher, professional photographer and analyst of environmental topics, Wust is the only Peruvian to publish five articles in National Geographic magazine. Currently he is the director of Wust Ediciones. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. |
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Ten years crisscrossing Peru, producing 240 TV programs on diverse topics. A journalist and writer, for nearly a decade he has directed and hosted the TV program Tiempo de Viaje, in which he travels throughout Peru (and occasionally other countries), documenting natural, historical and human scenes infrequently visited by conventional tourism. His perspective is not that of a tourist, but of a traveler, who immerses himself in what he finds and shies away from nothing in his reporting. He is also the author and/or publisher of an extensive series of books about Peruvian culture. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru. |
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The author of 15 travel guides to cities and countries around the world, including 4 editions of Frommer’s Peru, and articles on subjects ranging from the travel industry to food and wine. A travel writer, journalist and photographer, Schlecht first traveled to Peru and trekked to Machu Picchu as a student in 1983, and he has returned repeatedly to Peru over the last two decades. He has also been a consultant on international development projects for the European Union and USAID, as well as a correspondent for a Spanish art magazine. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. |
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With nearly 15 years of travel experience, and having lived in different places in Peru. Agronomist, theologist, and holding an M.A in Amazonian anthropology. He’s lived 7 years with the Aguarunan people of Alto Marañon; also in Huanchaco (Trujillo), Urubamba (Cusco), and Madre de Dios. Consultant in tourism, collaborator for several media resources and professor of Sustainable Tourism Diploma at Ruiz de Montoya University. |
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