If you are interested in textiles, it’s worth visiting this weaving community that’s a 40-minute trip by taxi from Pisac.


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1. Pisac Ruins

3.05 MILES

A truly awesome site with relatively few tourists, this hilltop Inca citadel lies high above the village on a triangular plateau with a plunging gorge on…

2. Horno Colonial San Francisco

3.69 MILES

Huge clay ovens for baking empanadas and other goodies are found in many nooks and crannies, particularly on Mariscál Castilla. But this is the town’s…

3. Iglesia de San Pedro Apostol

3.7 MILES

Traditionally dressed locals descend from the hills to attend mass in Quechua, including men in highland dress blowing horns, and varayocs (local…

4. Mercado de Artesania

3.73 MILES

Pisac is known far and wide for its market, by far the biggest and most touristy in the region. While there are still some local arts and crafts of note,…

5. Jardín Botanico

3.74 MILES

A private enterprise with a huge courtyard full of beautiful specimens and a resident cat.

6. Patabamba

7.36 MILES

A visit to the community of Patabamba offers a fascinating participative demonstration of the weaving process, all the way from picking the plants to…

7. Tambomachay

12.29 MILES

Also called El Baño del Inca (The Bath of the Inca), this ceremonial stone bath with spring water through fountains was created in Inca times. It is…

8. Museo Inkariy

12.61 MILES

This wonderful new museum takes visitors into the world of the fascinating pre-Colombian civilizations that came before the Inca. It acknowledges the…