Engage in Vicos' authentic culture
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Vicos is an authentic rural community, which gives visitors the opportunity to learn about its Andean culture, living in harmony with its environment.
The sustainable community-based tourism project 'Cuyaquiwayi ' ('Beautiful House' in Quechua) was started to provide an alternative source of income to the Vicos inhabitants . The project received its first tourists in May 2002 and since then many national and international visitors lived this profound experience of being part of an Andean rural family.
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Hiking, working on the fields or exploring ruins? Find out which activities you can undertake in Vicos here. For a (satellite) map of Vicos, click here. |
Guinea pig on a stick, potatoes cooked underground and hot drinks of forbidden grains? Find out about our special drinks & dishes here! |
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In Vicos seven beautiful guesthouses are located next to the host families. Find out more about the accommodation and their location here! |
Children’s urine to beat diseases? Hmmmm... Learn more about traditional medicines here! |
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What do I pay, what is in- and excluded, and what does the community get? Find out about our prices here.
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Dear Visitor,
The Cuyaquihuayi Tourism Project in Vicos started in 2001, when we invited the NGO The Mountain Institute to start a sustainable community-based tourism project in our village. This NGO strengthened our capacities in tourism service, guiding, cooking hygienically, social aspects of the project, and so on. The first group of tourists visited our project in May 2002, which was a very special experience for us.
Since then we have received many tourists, who were all enchanted by their stay in our village. With the information on this site we want to show you why a visit to the community of Vicos is so interesting. We would be very glad with your visits, because it means we can help our families and our community to develop. Please stay with us, and let us share our beliefs and way of life with you.
Please check out this short video about Vicos (sorry, in Spanish)
“This homestay turned out to be one of the most authentic experiences I had during my
“A homestay is a chance to make more than a superficial connection with local villagers.”
“I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.”
