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Totally agree with the recommendation for travelling from Celendin to Leyembamba: awesome scenery for those willing to endure the slow, less-travelled road. This part of Peru gets very little traffic compared with the southern areas.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14133 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14006
Vegetarians do not get surprise meat on their plates, and for £1 per set meal, budget travelers will have difficulty finding a cheaper place to fill their tummies.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14006 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13911
I lived in Cusco for a year and this place was always a guilty pleasure!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13911 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13898
We bought some fresh alfajores (2 round crumbly biscuits with a layer of dulche de leche inside and a bit of coconut flakes on the top) every day we spent in Cusco.

They also have a range of savoury and sweet tarts, hot drinks and breads. Eat in or take away.

The shop is owned by a religious order who looks after orphan girls.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13898 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12474
The best bit is the decor, half is covered with blue skies, clouds, cherubs etc and the other half of it is red leather, rubber and fetishy!

The sofas are actually old-fashioned iron bedsteads and the tables are old baths with glass tops with real live fish living in them. The service is amazing and the owner and his four boxer dogs are just the nicest people in the world!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12474 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5723 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5723 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5128 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5128 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5127
Perhaps the best place to enjoy this speciality is in the eccentric little place on the Plaza de Armas, alongside the Cathedral. Pretty much all they serve are Ponches de Leche, pastries, and some left-wing politics in the shape of huge Soviet posters.

A great place to warm up, wind down, and actually experience a bit of authentic Cuzco.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5127 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5126 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5126 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5123 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5123 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5122 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5122