7 Best Places to Shop in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, Peru

If you're looking for something truly unique, you must make your way here. Part museum, mostly a store, this has been a labor of love for many years as Rosie Barnes and Walter Rodriguez Mamani painstakingly made their way through the legal mire of renovating a colonial manse. The result is simply gorgeous, not least owing to the plethora of one-of-a-kind items that you simply won't find elsewhere, due to locals from all over Peru and Bolivia bringing their heirlooms to sell over the years before the store finally opened.

Religious art, including elaborately costumed statues of the Virgin Mary, is sold at the shop at the Galería Mendívil. The popular Museo Hilario Mendívil is located across the plaza.

This reasonably priced crafts shop has many original pieces including tapestries, ceramics, and alpaca clothing.

If you're looking for modern twists on folkloric crafts, check out Arte y Canela, which sells a variety of high-end silver jewelry and household goods, all with a regional artistic flair.

One of the best shops in town, this atmospheric place filled with stone statues carries an array of high-quality handmade leather goods, woolen ponchos, and traditional handicrafts from the valley and elsewhere in Peru. It's open by appointment only.

The municipal government operates the Centro Artesanal Cusco, containing 340 stands of artisan vendors. This is often your best bet for buying those souvenirs that you've seen everywhere but not gotten around to purchasing. Prices are typically negotiable (and often cheaper than you will find in Pisac), and the more you buy at one stall, the better discount you are likely to get.

At this shop that aims to support Indigenous communities in Peru's Amazonian forests, you'll find a great selection of souvenirs and handcrafted goods, including woven baskets, necklaces, natural plants, and infusions.