Peru: Cusco

Cusco - the city famous for its cathedral, soroche (altitude sickness) and trains to Machu Picchu...


On its street one can always buy roasted cuy, or a guinea pig, which is a staple of Peruvian cuisine...


Traditionally, teeth and toenails of guinea pigs are left intact...


It is so traditional that in Cusco cathedral there is a painting of the Last Supper, whose centerpiece is the roasted cuy.... The drink is chicha, or fermented corn drink, which is made by letting dry the masticated (pre-chewed) corn balls.