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MUSEO DEL PISCO
When you have had your fill of colonial religious art, you may want to investigate the new
pisco museum
(
26-2709;
museodelpisco.org
; Santa Catalina Ancha 398; 11am-1am)
, where the wonders of the national drink
are extolled, exalted and - of course - sampled. Opened recently by an enthusiastic expat, this museum-bar is Pisco
101, combined with a tapas and sushi lounge. Ambitions go far beyond the standard pisco sour, although those do
border on perfection. Then there's the mixologist whipping up original cocktails like
valicha,
pisco with jungle fruit
kion, spearmint and tart apple. Tapas like delicious alpaca miniburgers on sesame buns and
tiradito
marinated in
cumin-
chile
sate your hunger. Look for special tastings and master distiller classes announced on the Facebook
page.
Entertainment
Clubs open early, but crank up a few notches after about 11pm. Happy hour is ubiquitous
and generally entails two-for-one on beer or certain mixed drinks.
In popular
discotecas
(beware the word 'nightclub' - it is often used in Peru to indicate
a brothel), especially right on the Plaza de Armas, both sexes should beware of drinks be-
ing spiked. The tried-and-true stops on the big night out in Cuzco are
discotecas
Inka
Team, Roots and Ukuku's.
Ukuku's
( 24-2951; Plateros 316; 8pm-late)
The most consistently popular nightspot in
town, Ukuku's plays a winning combination of crowd pleasers - Latin and Western rock,
reggae and
reggaetón
(a blend of Puerto Rican
bomba,
dancehall and hip-hop), salsa, hip-
hop etc - and often hosts live bands. Usually full to bursting after midnight with as many
Peruvians as foreign tourists, it's good, sweaty, dance-a-thon fun. Happy hour is 8pm to
10:30pm.
LIVE MUSIC
Muse, Too
( 984-76-2602; Tandapata 710; 8am-late)
A good option for live entertainment,
it's the laid-back San Blas version of the center's iconic cafe-bar. Muse, Too serves up
LIVE MUSIC
