Discover two of the most popular traditions in Cusco with this incredible activity. You'll attend an Andean bread baby cooking class and play the guinea pig tombola game. Let's see if you win!
Andean Bread Baby Cooking Class & Guinea Pig Tombola
Having picked you up from your hotel in Cusco at your chosen time, we'll set off on the 40-minute drive to the village of Tipón.
Once we get there, our Andean bread baby cooking class can get started. We'll learn all about the history of these bread treats, which have been one of Cusco's traditions since the period of the Inca Empire.
These bread babies are usually eaten at the beginning of November, on All Saints' Day, and their shape is related to Catholicism. We'll learn all about this history and lots of other fun facts during our cooking class.
After hearing about the origins of the ancient tradition of making bread in the shape of a baby, you'll be able to make one of these traditional treats yourself. Let's get kneading!
To begin, we'll soften the dough by kneading it against a wooden table and shaping it so it looks like a baby. We'll then decorate it with sprinkles and sesame seeds before putting it into the wood-fired oven.
During the 15-minute wait for the bread babies to bake, we'll play a traditional Cusquenian game. This would be guinea pig tombola, or "tómbola de cuy" in the local Spanish. To play this game, several boxes will be placed in a circle with a guinea pig in the middle. The winner is the owner of the box that the guinea pig decides to enter.
Following a fun game, we'll take our Andean bread babies out of the oven. You'll be able to take your sweet treat home to enjoy later.
We'll then return to your hotel in Cusco and drop you off after 3 hours of fun.
