Firstly, thanks to youall who posted comments on the last entry, I like finding 'em! However, I'm going to ignore them right now in order to tell you about the little trip I just took into the mountains. It will be choc-full of mouth-watering vistas for all you greedy vicarious travelers. :-D
So this week was/is la Semana Santa, or Saint's week, which has something to do with Jesus and Catholicism, and results in a 4 day weekend for the students of Lima, Peru. There was a time when the idea was to use these extra days for worship and family, but newer generations have rejected the boring ways of their ancestors and taken to traveling instead. I had the VERY good luck to be invited with another student from I.U. and several people they live with on a trip to the mountain site Marcahuasi. I feel like I should avoid posting names or pictures of the people I went with 'till I get their permission, but here's the story briefly:
Our bus departed the downtown district of Lima at 6 am 'Peruvian time' (8 am) Thursday. It was a micro, the same sort that dominates the public transport scene, crammed with about 11 passengers and 3 employees and all our junk. On the way out we passed through some poorer neighborhoods, which photos are above. I can't really format pictures and text satisfactorily with this website, but I'll make another post with more pictures...
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