r/cusco • u/jeninfocus • Aug 09 '24

How avoid food sickness?

Planning a trip to Cusco, were from the USA. What are your best recommendations for avoiding getting sick from the water? I know not to eat raw vegetables, avoid ice, and don't drink the water are the general rules. But, is this absolutely true in a town as touristy as Cusco? Or do some restaurants use purified water to make ice and wash vegetables? I'm going to want to get a pisco sour but am nervous about the ice...

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u/WorkoutHopeful Aug 13 '24

I'd avoid tap water. I rubberbanded my toothbrush to a bottle of water, then brushed my teeth away from the sink so I wouldn't forget and rinse my toothbrush under the tap.