Golden Bridge Bazaar
shop — 394 Pearl Street
Trap score: 56/100 (orange)
Golden Bridge Bazaar is a Bazaar popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Cusco
Reports (7)
- other (severity 2/5) — 2026-03: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- taxi_meter (severity 4/5) — 2025-12: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2025-05: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- bait_switch (severity 2/5) — 2024-10: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- overcharge (severity 1/5) — 2024-12: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- taxi_meter (severity 4/5) — 2024-11: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- overcharge (severity 5/5) — 2024-06: Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.