LOL the last traditional wood carver performs or works here! There are different adobe huts, its informative and no one bothers you, its fun to come if you are restless and want an adventure outside of Cusco. I took a collectivo for 2 sole after...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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wosli3

Ventura, California

21273

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Beautiful weaving

Very pleasant stop along the road from Cusco. They stayed open to allow us time to visit the animals and to shop. Beautiful tapestry! Excellent choice of alpaca wool clothing. Great fun to feed and pet the animals.

Date of experience: November 2019

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yandinazetland

Stonehaven, United Kingdom

1302588

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

All things Llama and some shops

Between Pisac and Cusco this spot will allow you to see alpaca , vacuna and llama close up - you can feed them . There are some high end shops , a cafe and clean loos. Worth a look .

Date of experience: September 2019

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Shashibhandari

Germantown, Maryland

9728

Reviewed October 1, 2019 via mobile

Road side museum and expensive souvenir shop

On the way to Sacred valley from Cusco our transportation stopped at this road side museum, llama and alpaca place and souvenir shop The museum is okay. At least it gives you some glimpses of old Inka civilisation. Photography is not allowed inside the museum...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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jbutters

Kenmore, Washington

5036

Reviewed September 29, 2019 via mobile

Our first stop from the airport

As many know the general guidance is to leave Cusco and head to Lowe elevation to acclimate. We had a car transfer ready to pick us up from Cusco airport and take us to Urubamba. Awana Kancha was a stop along the way and well...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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VinhAus

Brisbane, Australia

2923

Reviewed September 17, 2019

Alpaca, Lama & Vacuna all in one place

Good place to visit to see Alpaca, Lama, & Vacuna. There is also a museum and gift store if you want to get real alpaca knitware.

Date of experience: August 2019

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devina1991

Bengaluru, India

13328

Reviewed September 15, 2019

A great place to visit to see and know more about llamas

Though this place is quite far away from cusco, one needs to have their own mode of transport or travel to this place by a travel group to visit this place which is 23 km away from cusco on cusco-pisaq highway but it is really...More

Date of experience: July 2019

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AeronauticalEngineer

Irvine, California

218123

Reviewed August 25, 2019

Great place to see llamas

Awana Kancha is 30 minutes from central Cusco. It is actually less than 5 minutes past Santuario Animal de Cochahuas so you can visit both places on the same day. There is no entrance fee but please donate as you enter since it takes $...More

Date of experience: August 2019

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Carmen L

113

Reviewed June 22, 2019

A great place to learn about Peru history and fauna. No entrance fee.

Our guide Rosalio from llamapath took us Awana Kancha and we were very happy he did. We fed llamas, alpacas, etc. There is no entrance fee. They have weaving demonstrations. Our tour guide explained the different types of potatoes and corn. There is a beautiful...More

Date of experience: May 2019

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Violetvz

East London, South Africa

289114

Reviewed May 30, 2019

Amazing

This is a learning experience. You learn all about the various types of camelids - llamas, alpacas, vicunas etc... We also learnt about the natural way of producing their art.

Date of experience: May 2019

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GNS333

Does anyone know the opening hours? How much does a taxi cost from cusco one way? Will it be easy to find a taxi to get back to cusco? Not sure if the taxi will wait until we finish our visit.

January 22, 2019|

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Use taxidatum. I utilized them throughout a two week trip. They’re efficient, timely, but remember, they’re a taxi service, not a personal guide. You can prebook for flight departures/arrivals/hotel pickups etc all from your... More

KRCinci

Do they take credit cards at Awana Kancha?

June 24, 2018|

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Most tourist stops will take credit cards. If you are in a market though they prefer Sol.

princessalegriaf

where can one ride a lama?

May 9, 2018|

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I had never seen anyone ride them. They are not like camels. I have seen someone try to ride an ostrich that was more tame and was not successful. I can’t imagine riding a llama because they are unpredictable.

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