3 Best Bars in The Southern Andes and Lake Titicaca, Peru

Tucked up a side alley in a quiet part of town, this Canadian-Peruvian-owned brewery and beer garden is a popular hangout. To make things more interesting, the beer selection changes each fortnight, offering up all the shades of ale—from cream to red and sour. The industrial-chic bar has tall, comfy tables and chairs where you can feast on proper American-styled hamburgers (S/18) and staple bar food, and the open, well-tended garden welcomes smokers. It shuts by 11 pm (come early to enjoy the happy hours), and it's closed on Sunday and Monday for brewing more beers.

The only molecular bar in Puno is a central spot for a mean cocktail. The pisco sours are recommended. What you can't miss, however, happens on the third floor, where sister bar Mixology of Pisco has a pool table, rock music, and tall stools around a circular bar. That's where the house mixologists shuffle spirits in test tubes and alembics, preparing your drinks with a unique kind of magic.