Nuna Raymi

I asked for a restaurant recommendation to a hotel receptionist, and he told me to go to this place. Nice atmosphere with great staffs, and amazing food. I went there alone but there was a space for kids to play too. Very recomendable.

D3, Lima-Cusco We had breakfast at the hotel at 6:30 in the morning, and the driver came to pick us up at Lima Airport at 7 o'clock. The journey took about 40 minutes. Our flight number was LA2037, 10:00-11:30, Lima to Cusco. The airport waiting room in Lima was like our bus station, with a lot of people. Cusco (Cusco means "navel" and "center of the world"), the ancient city was built in the early Inca Empire in the 11th century. It reached its peak in the 15th century with the Inca Empire and developed into the capital and holy city of the empire. It was also the political, economic, cultural and religious center of the empire. Although it was destroyed during the Spanish colonial period, it still retains a large number of Inca civilization monuments. The altitude here is about 3,400 meters. When you first arrive, you will have a little altitude sickness. Cusco is also the only way to Machu Picchu. We will make a short stop here. The plane arrived in Cusco at about 11:30 noon. We checked into the Wyndham Costa Del Sol Cusco, the hotel in the old town. After putting down our luggage and taking a short rest at the hotel, we went to the old town for lunch. Lunch: Nuna Raymi, a restaurant with a rating of 5.0 on TripAdvisor. The entrance is not very eye-catching, but there is a different world after entering the door. As soon as you enter the door, you can see various local specialties. We ordered roasted alpaca, roasted rat, beef, avocado salad, etc. The taste is not bad, but it is OK. The afternoon tour route starts from the viewing platform. On the way to the viewing platform, we saw many ancient stones preserved by the Inca Empire. There is no adhesive between the stones, but they can be tightly laid together, which is similar to the mortise and tenon joint technology of ancient buildings in China. Continue to climb up. It will take about 700 to 800 meters and more than ten minutes to reach the viewing platform San Blas View Point, where you can overlook the entire Cusco. If you come in the evening, you can take pictures of the sunset + thousands of lights. It is really beautiful. After coming down from the viewing platform, we came to Plaza de Arma, which is the center of the entire city. Next to it is the cathedral. Many hotels, restaurants, and shopping stores are nearby. The cathedral is the most gorgeous building in the entire square. Tickets can be purchased to enter. It is said that various religious artworks are displayed in the church, and there are exquisite murals on the walls. The most famous one is the painting of "The Last Supper" by a Peruvian painter imitating Leonardo da Vinci, but we did not go in due to time constraints. Cusco is really my favorite ancient city in South America this time. It is very charming. Any narrow path is very atmospheric. It is worth spending a whole day wandering slowly.