Kad's Life

Apr. 23, 2008

This morning I woke up and had a hot cup of coca tea, to help with the altitude.  Then we went to see inside the cathedral at Plaza de Armas.  There's a painting of The Last Supper in there and guess what they're eating - guinea pig!  Awesome.  Then  we took a bus out of the city to a ruin called Saqsaywaman (don't even try pronouncing it).  It was built on a hill right above the city of Cuzco, so it was nice to see the city from above.  It's a lot bigger than I had oriinally thought.  We visited another ruin - a ceremonial temple called Q'enqo, and then stopped at a giant store where they make/sell goods made from Alpaca (like a Llama but with softer fur).  Oh, and we also got to participate in a religous healing ceremony with a local curandero (medicine man).  We made offerings to Pachamama (Mother Earth - she loves candy and alcohol!) and received a blessing.

Back in Cuzco, we stopped at the local market where they sell everything from fresh fruits from the Amazon, to meats, cheeses, dark chocolate, spices, etc.  After lunch, dad and I went to the Inka Museum, which had a ton of artifacts and replicas of pottery from the Inca Empire.  It also had some Inca mummies, which were pretty cool.  We had coffee at another cafe in the Plaza, and pizza from a local pizzeria.  Maybe it was the altitude, but I was so tired I went to bed at 9:00 like an 8-year-old!

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