Santa Lucia Horno Colonial - Pisac

I ran late and wanted a Collectivo for my trip back to Cusco, so I ordered some empanadas from this place. Wow, apparently they just came out of the oven because they were still steaming. I thought I could be huged on the collective when people melt the flavors from my pocket. So I sat and finished a few – they were delicious. In the meantime I saw some guinea pigs in these holes, blissfully not aware that they would be the dinner of the night. Exactly.

The empanadas we had were made fresh and delicious only 4 Sol per Empanada). We also enjoyed their Chicha Morada.

Take empanadas are delicious. There was only one kind of cheese and onion. Service a bit rough. A few tables allow to eat baked specialties like the cuddly.

Worth popping in to see the huge oven but don't bother to pay the 4 soles for aempanada thick dough with hardly any stuffing! At the cafe next to it they charged 10 soles for a small Cusquena beer which is a lot more...than we have been charged elsewhere.

We were looking for a place to get a snack to go later in the evening. Horno Colonial was a very entertaining stop. After ordering a dozen empanadas to go, our small group noticed a multi-storey Guinea pig condominium embedded in the... the wall. We placed a few soles in the drinking can and set ourselves to lurk the guinea pigs from their cubby holes with fat food stems. Seeing the little rodents is simply adorable! the restaurant staff said we could pick them up for photos if we wanted, but they are pretty wiley and know only when we're going. In teams we worked able to cover a few cuddly Cuy for some photos. After we had our fun over there, the man who made the big tone fired furnace called us to show us some rotisserie baked kisses ready to come out. We were politely rejected. This guy who wears a traditional Quechua cap definitely knows how to win over the tourists. He stacked the baked potatoes on a mountain and arranged the roasted rug in a small herd that charges the potato stack. Then he encouraged us to take stupid pictures with him and the kiss. Some of us committed him and have some pretty funny photos to show for it. The rest of us looked up in horror when we imagined our childhood pet on the dining table. When our empanada order was ready, we pay the bill and typed the komedical baker for his good nature entertainment. Many hours later in the night we did not consume the cold Empanadas from vinegar; they were beef and they were all right. Not spectacular. Of course we ate them cold and a little soggy of it to be dragged around all day. Definitely not the fault of the baker! We were not at or at Colonial for a full sit-down menu, so we could not review their full menu.