The drive to the airport from the hotel was quick and easy again. Cuzco airport security was the easiest I have ever been through. No taking off shoes, no taking off belt, left all my liquids and laptop inside my suitcase…breezy. Once you went through security to get to the gate, you couldn't go back again. Some decided to stay on the side with shops and food. I went through directly so I could work on my journal. I didn't feel like socializing with anyone. N...

So there is a store across the street that operates like a super walmart or target. It sells house stuff, food, electronics, etc. While we were here buying bottled water, I noticed that they had cans of red bull, each with it's own magnetic sensor, locked behind a glass case. I wondered if there are legal restraints here similar to the ones we have in the states about selling aerosol cans, spray paint, superglue, robustussin etc to minors. On our drive Monda...

Friday night was capped by a cultural dinner/dance show. It featured a buffet and several different cultural dances from different regions in Peru. They often pulled up audience members to try the dances. Donato got pulled up once and did a wonderful job. He already knew the dance! Tim got pulled up twice and also loved it. You can so tell he's a theatre guy. Anglea got pulled up and was so shy and reserved but she got into it after a little bit. It was fun to ...

Friday was jam packed. We drove almost an hour to reach "La Tarumba" - a circus of sorts founded by "Pa Amador" who is a famous Afro-Peruvian musician and who comes from a long line of musicians in Peru. It's gated, and we were met outside by a little lady who greeted us warmly and led us inside. She gave us a tour - it's a large converted house. They have space for tumbling, acrobatics, music, and other things you would see in something like cirque du soliel. ...

After Chinatown we went on a guided tour of the city. It was a double-decker bus just for us. It was brightly painted as well. We got lots of looks from people because we were in a huge bright bus, with an English speaking tour guide, all of us were sitting on the top level, and we were a large group of people color. Our tour guide was endearing. He tried so so hard and still got some of the colloquial translations incorrect. We saw many of the things Donato s...