Tour Guide Spotlight: Introducing Leo García!

What's your name?

Leo García.

 

How long have you been a tour guide for?

20 years!

 

Showing cochinilla to passengers

 

How long have you been a tour guide for VTC?

02 years.

 

Tell me about a hidden spot in Peru that you love, that most tourists wouldn't know about!

The stone house of Chectuyoc (copy of a Europa castle).

What do you love most about Peru?

Everything, but specially its Archaeology, history, tradition, misticism, jungle!

If there's one essential phrase that any traveler should know when visiting your country, what should it be?

"I love Peru!"

 

At first guests, then friends!

What's the best local beer/wine/spirit, & dish, that new visitors to your country should try?

Fermented korn beer& shining moon drink (cañazo sour), and craft beers at Urubamba valley.

What's your favorite VTC tour, and why?

Cultural tours around Cusco City, the Sacred valley tour, the classic inca trail, Colqa canyon, among others!

 

Group at the entrance of the Inca Trail

What's the best memory you have as a tour guide?

When I saw one of my passengers crying in Machupicchu, because she had the opportunity to connect her spirit with the essence of the site.

What are you most looking forward to once travel opens back up?

Everything that it's immerse within our activity. Guiding is my passion and love.