I make a habit of ending up in Irish Pubs around the Globe, they will start appearing on separate posts on here now too. Some people hate them, some people love them. But from having travelled to over 60 countries, I can safely say they are always the most welcoming, best decorated, most enjoyable and best experience of any type of pub in the world. I would say English pubs come a close second, but being a Northern Irishman, I can never resist popping in for a Guinness when I see an Irish Pub. This one, Paddy Flaherty’s (often just called ‘Paddy’s’) claims to be the highest Irish owned pub on the planet. It may well be, but about a week or so earlier, I was in the Wild Rover in Bolivia’s La Paz, which is clearly situated at a much loftier altitude. None the less, Paddy’s in Cuzco, Peru want to claim something, so let them have their moment.
A receipt for my beer and t-shirt. It said RUC on it which made me laugh! That day I had left the hostel with just 15 Soles on me. That turned out to be about 3 Soles less than a beer and a T-shirt but I used my Northern Irish charm on the barmaid and she let me off with it. I even offered to “pop in later on” with the 3 Soles and she said “don’t worry about it – you’ve got your flag with you!” Result.
A Peruvian style entrance to an interior decorated Irish Pub. In true Irish style it rained and my reason for going in was also to remind me of home. I was travelling alone. Sometimes an Irish Pub with a bit of craic on the other side of the globe can be a Godsend. I spent 3 nights in Cuzco but never went in at night. I left it at just my lunchtime visit. I enjoyed it. Thanks, Paddy’s!
Pub Name – Paddy Flaherty’s
Location – Plaza De Armas, Cuzco, Peru
(In Layman’s Terms – basically on a corner by the biggest square in Cuzco)
Website – http://www.paddysirishbarcusco.com/
When I visited – 26th December 2010
Drink I had – Cusquena (Cuzco’s own beer – they did have Guinness in cans or bottles, but I stuck to the local stuff!)
Claim To Fame – the world’s highest “Irish Owned” pub
Altitude – 11,156 feet
Strange Currencies – Peruvian Soles and Centavos
Nationalities Met – New Zealand, English and Peruvian
Key Northern Irish Song –
ASH – OH YEAH:
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ME AT THE BAR IN PADDY’S IRISH PUB IN CUZCO:
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