Connecting Cusco through cultural tourism

Q´ente proposes a collaborative network linking cultural routes, local businesses and digital visitor assistance.

Q´ente

Connecting local businesses.

Creating value across Cusco.

Q´ente proposes to strengthen local tourism value chains by connecting transport providers, accommodation, restaurants, artisans and cultural hosts through shared itineraries.

Starting in Cusco’s South Valley, the project aims to bring local services into a coordinated offer, encourage collaboration between businesses and create more opportunities for visitors to spend within the territory.

Through a jointly developed pilot, participating partners would identify opportunities for service development, digital adoption and access to new markets.

We invite the Cusco Chamber of Commerce, business associations and public institutions to help build a network that supports local enterprise while respecting the cultural identity of each place.

Q´ente is a tourism innovation project that connects road travel with cultural heritage and local enterprise.

The proposal brings accommodation, mobility providers, food businesses, guides and cultural hosts into coordinated itineraries. A digital companion, inspired by the Andean hummingbird, would help visitors navigate the experience and connect with participating services.

We invite the Cusco Chamber of Commerce and its tourism stakeholders to explore the proposal and help shape an initial pilot.

Cultural connections.

Local opportunities

Our aim is to broaden the visitor experience across Cusco while creating opportunities for participating businesses and communities.

The video illustrates the project’s concept: a journey in which the route, its people and their knowledge become part of the destination.

Connect the territory

Develop a shared itinerary linking cultural sites with local services. The initial focus is Cusco’s South Valley, with the route and participating stops to be agreed together.

Build a local network

Bring tourism businesses and cultural hosts into a coordinated pilot, with clear responsibilities, service standards and participation agreements.

Develop digital assistance

Prototype Q´ente as a visitor companion offering route information, cultural context and connections to participating providers.

PROJECT

From a shared concept to a tested experience.

We propose beginning with one manageable itinerary and a small network of willing participants.

The preparation stage would identify hosts and businesses, assess access and travel times, define the visitor experience and establish a budget.

A supervised trial would then help evaluate visitor interest, service coordination, local spending and the conditions needed for continuity.

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They made our big trip stress-free and absolutely beautiful!

Linda and Paul
Traveled in 2020

" Their team understood our travel goals from day one. The result was a seamless tour plan that made every trip much easier. "

Jack and Mary
Traveled in 2026

Everything was so well-organized, we couldn't have asked for more!

Rose and Peter
Explored Italy in 2021

How could your organisation participate?

Meet our team

Manolo

Tourism Director

Contributes a local perspective on Cusco’s tourism sector and business community, helping identify opportunities for dialogue and collaboration around the project.

Nicomarchay

Cultural Experience Design

Anthropologist, marketing researcher and creator of EtnoMarketing. Develops Q´ente’s cultural concept and proposed visitor experience, connecting local knowledge with storytelling and tourism innovation.