Find us at Calle Heladeros 225 in front of Chicha Restaurant. Use the Regocijo (Kusipata) square as your main reference point.

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This is the perfect spot to start your tour of Cusco’s Historic Centre. Since Inca times, festivities have been held here, which is why it was called Kusipata, meaning “Patio of Joy/Festivity” in the Quechua language.

During the colonial period, it was renamed Regocijo, maintaining its festive atmosphere. On one side of the square, you’ll find the City hall Palace, an impressive building dating back to the 16th century.

Just a few steps from plazoleta Regocijo, you’ll find the colonial house with white walls and blue balconies that, in the 16th century, was the home of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, considered the first mestizo writer of the New World.

Born in Cusco in 1539, he was the illegitimate son of Sebastián de la Vega (a Spanish captain) and Isabel Chimpu Ocllo (an Inca princess, granddaughter of the tenth Inca emperor, Túpac Yupanqui). His masterpiece, the Royal Commentaries, recounts the history and customs of the Incas. Today, the house is home to the Regional Historical Museum.

From joy to faith. From the house of the first mestizo writer to Cusco’s botanical garden, a haven for Andean flora. Different visions and perspectives in the Regocijo and San Francisco squares.

In this square, you’ll find the colonial San Francisco Church—dating back to 1572 and showcasing Romanesque and Plateresque styles—and the Native Flora Botanical Garden. Here, you can appreciate native trees like the molle, queuña, and kantu, among other high-altitude species.

In one corner of San Francisco Square, a republican arch was erected in the 19th century. Due to its architecture and historical significance, this is one stop you won’t forget on your free walking tour of the “Imperial City.”

The arch symbolizes the Peru-Bolivian Confederation (1836-1839), and its construction was ordered by Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz. During the stop, our guide will share more details about this binational project that did not endure over time.

Aromas, flavours, and colours in a popular market designed by Gustave Eiffel. Inaugurated in 1925, the San Pedro Market boasts over 200 stalls selling agricultural products, bread, sweets, crafts, prepared food, and more.

However, it’s the food stalls that attract the most interest from tourists, offering hearty breakfasts and lunches at affordable prices. One of the most popular dishes is the humble and tasty is arroz con huevo (steamed rice with fried eggs).

At the Plaza Mayor or plaza de Armas of Cusco, you will find the granite cross that commemorates the rebellion of José Gabriel Condorcanqui, better known as Tupac Amaru II. After causing unrest in colonial Peru, he was executed by dismemberment.

Born in Surimana (province of Canas, Cusco), Tupac Amaru II rose up in arms on November 4, 1780. At this site of memory, you will learn about the details of an independence movement that shook Spanish America.

Here, our guide will explain this urban space which, since the dawn of the Inca Empire was the centre of the capital of Tawantinsuyo (the Quechua name for the Inca Empire, which literally means “the country of the four provinces”).

At this place known as Huacaypata or Aucaypata by the descendants of Manco Capac—the founder of the Inca Empire—our guide will take you back to pre-Hispanic Cusco, describing what this square was like before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors/invaders in 1534.

Inti K’ijllu (Sun Street in Quechua) was the name of this street back in the Inca period. Today, it is officially known as Loreto; however, beyond the name change, this street, flanked by sturdy stone walls, preserves its architecture, monumentality, and essence of the Inca Empire.

Walking along this walking path that connects the Belén Portal of the Plaza de Armas with Maruri Street allows you to imagine what the city of Cusco was like before 1534 and, in a way, relive the passage of the Inca and his retinue during the Festival of the Sun or Inti Raymi.

Scholars of the Inca civilization agree that Pachacutec was the ruler who expanded and consolidated the empire of the “Sons of the Sun” between the years 1438 and 1478 A.D.

Pachacutec, the ninth emperor, was born and lived in this palace known as Kusicancha in Quechua. By entering this archaeological complex, you will gain a better understanding of the layout of an Inca palace, its functions, its inhabitants, and other details.

If you join our free tour from Monday to Friday at either 10:00 or 13:00, you can visit and explore this site.

This tour concludes inside a store near the Church of Santo Domingo, after approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes of exploring the ancient Inca and Spanish streets of Cusco.

Our ending point is just 5 minutes away on foot from from the Plaza de Armas. Please note that you are not obligated to make any purchases at this place.