Hotels

In addition to the hotels listed here, budget travelers gravitate toward the first inexpensive options they come across: Hostal Las Orquídeas (tel. 084/204-032), which has clean and simple rooms with a shared bathroom around a courtyard for $20 (£10); and Hostal La Ñusta, Carretera Ocobamba (tel. 084/204-032), a clean and friendly place with good views from the balcony but small and plain rooms, which are $10 (£5) per person with a shared bathroom. However, the best budget or backpacker's option may be Hostal Matacuy Calle Horno s/n (no phone; www.matacuy.com), formerly Hostal El Tambo. Built around an attractive, verdant patio on a quiet street in the old town, it's simple, comfortable, and has hot showers; rates are $15 (£7.50) for a double.