How much do things cost in the markets in Cusco, Peru?
Sep.09, 2011 in
Cusco
Question by Carolinafann212: How much do things cost in the markets in Cusco, Peru?
How much do the home-made hats, blankets, dolls or any other home-made goods cost there?
Best answer:
Answer by Jose Luis garcia
all things is very cheap
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September 9th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
It depends on what you want to get, they’re usually cheap, but you have to haggle if you want to get a lower price, because if you look very foreigner, they’ll want to get more out of you.
If you do the Sacred Valley tour, Chincheros is a town where they make very beautiful clothes with alpaca, sheep, vicuña, llama wool, but their prices are rocket-high.
You should go to the central Market, located in Cusco, you’ll probably find things much cheaper there than in the touristic places, remember to haggle! i got an inca hat (the one with the earflaps) at $ 2.20(S/.6 peruvian soles)
P.s.: When you get there, FIRST rest for 3-4 hours before going on any tour or doing anything, i’m serious, my mom (who has been to Cusco 3 times before), got very ill because instead of resting, she went to the college where they were having an international congress that she was planning to attend as soon as she got to Cusco. During the whole week we were there she was having headaches, chest pains, nose bleeds, it was awful.
Drink as much coca tea as you can, starting at the airplane on the way to Cusco, and if you feel sick, the best pill is Sorojchi(or something like that)
Good luck and enjoy Cusco!