I have one and a half days in Lima and three in Cusco. I know about the fancy places in Lima like Astrid y Gaston, so am more interested in any hidden jewels. (16 replies, last updated by sorococo July 23, 2007)

, that reminded me a lot of horchata. I loved it. In Cusco, the best food was definitely at the Cusco Centro Mercado. The market is sprawling with fruit, corn, so many kinds of potatoes, cheese, whole animals lying skinned and... (14 replies, last updated by AppleSister February 1, 2007)

We spent a month in Cuzco, Peru (or Cusco, Perú) and created the following restaurant reviews. (Exchange Rate S/.2.84 = US$1) At the end of this, is a list of drinks to try as well as a list of restaurants we didn’t try for... (3 replies, last updated by AimeeD January 6, 2009)

(near cusco) is where everyone goes for cuy and i had a good one done “al horno”. including a sausage of potatoes and cuy innards. i had huaytampo (jungle worms) on pizza at chez magy in cusco. alpaca anticuchos on the... (13 replies, last updated by Dave MP October 17, 2006)

Got the mixed ceviche maybe a month ago and it was one of the best meals I’ve had all summer (my first time there). Super-fresh seafood, really tangy, great, crunchy corn nuggets. Also had a glass of their chicha (blue corn... (8 replies, last updated by Limster August 6, 2005)

elderberry, I had a few raw ones in Ollantaytambo also). Choclo...the boiled corn with giant kernels from the vendors near the Ollantaytambo train station...2 Soles to Gringos. Hold the cheese. Cancha..the toasted corn kernels,... (18 replies, last updated by Lilylima September 13, 2009)

Peru - yummies we found everywhere: puffed mais (very large corn) on the street; coca tea, mazanilla (apple) tea; puffed quinoa and kiwicha sprinkled on drinkable yogurt with sliced fruit (like papaya, pineapple or melons) for... (3 replies, last updated by John Q. Chowhound July 2, 2005)

with Doug Rodriguez from Miami’s OLA and YUCA. Chefs that pass in the night. Chef and I screen a cut of a show we shot in Africa and I’m snoring and awake simultaneously. Now we ascend. Snowcapped peaks are below us. Cusco is... (2 replies, last updated by EATTV May 5, 2009)

peaks are below us. Cusco is actually higher in elevation than Machu Pichu where we are headed. The whole crew gets aerosol cans of pure 02 held in little Andean embroidered slings. Local Quechua woman sell us coca leaves and... (0 replies, last updated by EATTV September 30, 2008)

Great review. Do they have arepas? Cusquena is brewed in Cusco, Peru. (8 replies, last updated by Oro3030 January 19, 2006)

This is the second of three reports I’ll be posting from a December 2006 trip to Easter Island, Santiago, and Peru (Cusco and Lima). While I was doing my planning, I got great recommendations from these boards – thanks to... (3 replies, last updated by ClaireWalter January 15, 2007)

wanting more. Portions are decent sized. We got full after the apps and ended up taking our entrees home (will make a good lunch for tomorrow). The owner is very friendly and explained to us the different types of corn in Peru... (18 replies, last updated by keena July 20, 2009)

Any recommendations for Lima and Cusco? Going in a few weeks and am not having an easy time tracking down restaurant info? (also Arequepa).... (5 replies, last updated by RiesesPieces December 29, 2004)

thin syrup. Chica morada, is a purple corn punch is made by boiling purple corn and the outside of a pineapple with cinnamon and cloves. If you get a chance to try fresh passion fruit juice, I recommend that too. This site has... (16 replies, last updated by WellFedRed April 30, 2006)

morada. However I never saw the purple corn sold locally and I’m not all that much a chica morada fan though I understand that purple corn has lots of health benefits.... (34 replies, last updated by spottsr August 7, 2009)