Cusco Food Tour at San Pedro Market
Cusco, Peru
About This Activity
San Pedro Market — an 1925 iron-frame structure attributed to Gustav Eiffel's engineering firm — is Cusco's main food hub, where locals shop for 3,000+ potato varieties, fresh juices, and street food stalls. Guided tours run $30–50 per person and include tastings of chicha morada (purple corn drink), anticuchos (grilled beef heart skewers), caldo de gallina (restorative chicken soup), and, for the adventurous, cuy (roasted guinea pig). Morning tours are best when the market is most active.
Seasonal note: Year-round; market is most active mornings Mon–Sat. Busiest on weekends when local produce vendors set up outside.
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