Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
potato chip, is the very stuff memories are made of. But not every dish is a hit - the trout
is on the dry side. Still, it makes a lovely night out. Staff aim to please and there's warm
ambience.
Tres Keros Restaurant Grill & Bar $$
( 20-1701; cnr hwy & Señor de Torrechayoc; mains from S26; lunch & dinner)
Garrulous chef Ricardo Behar dishes up tasty gourmet fare, smokes his own trout and im-
ports steak from Argentina. Food is taken seriously here, and enjoyed accordingly. It's
500m west of town.
NOVOANDINA
Shopping
Seminario Cerámicas
( 20-1002;
www.ceramicaseminario.com
;
Berriozabal 405; 8am-7pm)
The interna-
tionally known local potter Pablo Seminario creates original work with a pre-conquest in-
fluence. His workshop - actually a small factory - is open to the public and offers a well-
organized tour through the entire ceramics process.
CERAMICS
Information
Banco de la Nación
(Mariscal Castilla s/n)
changes US dollars. There are ATMs at the
grifo
(gas station) on the corner of the highway and the main street, Mariscal Castilla, and
along the highway to its east.
Clínica Pardo
( 984-10-8948)
, on the highway a couple
of blocks west of the
grifo,
offers medical attention.
Getting There & Away
Urubamba serves as the valley's principal transportation hub. The bus terminal is about
1km west of town on the highway. Buses leave every 15 minutes for Cuzco (S4, two
hours) via Pisac (S2.50, one hour) or Chinchero (S3, 50 minutes). Buses (S1.50, 30
minutes) and
colectivos
(S2.50, 25 minutes) to Ollantaytambo leave often.
Colectivos to Quillabamba (S35, 5 hours) leave from the
grifo
.
A standard
mototaxi
ride around town costs S1.
