Pachamanca Experience Full Day

Day 1: Chinchero & Piuray Lagoon Cultural moments: Music, Food & Hand Crafts.

Our day starts with a pick-up from your hotel in a tourist vehicle. We will continue for approximately 35 minutes to the town of Chincheros, and then we will take a detour along a pathway to the shores of the Piuray Lagoon, the village of Pongobamba, a beautiful town located 31 kilometers from the city of Cusco.

Upon your arrival, you will be welcomed by songs, dances, their traditional music, and Andean chants from the local region. The local people who greet you will wear beautiful traditional clothing representing colors in the shades of red, orange, ochre, and black—the traditional clothing of Chincheros, which the population still wears today. You will experience an Andean experience preparing Pachamanca, a dish made in an ancestral way with a unique way of preparing. It will be layered with meats, potatoes, vegetables, and aromatic herbs. It is cooked underground with hot rocks and covered with leaves from local plants, adding flavor to this ancestral dish.
Following this appetizing lunch, local women will display their handicrafts, showing how they hand-weave and craft bags, blankets, and sweaters out of alpaca, llama, and sheep wool. You will also have the opportunity to buy handmade native souvenirs.

At the end of this experience, we will return to Cusco, wherever we will treasure the experiences of music, dance, unique gastronomy, and colorful traditions of Chinchero.