Taller Mendivil

Cuzco


One of several outlets of a well-known artisan shop selling souvenirs, religious figures and ornate mirrors.


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Nearby Cuzco attractions

1. Museo de la Coca

0.01 MILES

A good primer on Andean culture, this is a wonderful and kitschy little museum that traces the uses of the coca leaf, from sacred ritual to its more…

2. Iglesia de San Blas

0.03 MILES

This simple adobe church is comparatively small, but you can’t help but be awed by the baroque, gold-leaf principal altar. The exquisitely carved pulpit,…

3. Museo de Arte Religioso

0.16 MILES

Originally the palace of Inca Roca, the foundations of this museum were converted into a grand colonial residence and later became the archbishop’s palace…

4. Museo Machu Picchu

0.23 MILES

This newish museum exhibits 360 pieces from Machu Picchu taken by Hiram Bingham's expeditions and recently returned by Yale University, including stone…

5. Museo de Arte Precolombino

0.23 MILES

Inside a Spanish colonial mansion with an Inca ceremonial courtyard, this dramatically curated pre-Columbian art museum showcases a stunningly varied, if…

6. Iglesia del Triunfo

0.24 MILES

Cuzco’s oldest church houses a vault containing the remains of the famous Inca chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, who was born in Cuzco in 1539 and died in…

7. La Catedral

0.27 MILES

A squatter on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace, the cathedral was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán. Its…

8. Iglesia y Monasterio de Santa Catalina

0.27 MILES

This convent houses many colonial paintings of the escuela cuzqueña (Cuzco school), as well as an impressive collection of vestments and other intricate…