San Fransico square...in my hood, is usually a peaceful and relaxing square, where I had my shoes cleaned, and one of the few places that a tourists will not get accosted to buy, buy, buy....
Well, from last night...it was transformed into a large beer garden with all night drinking as people watched the fireworks too....
As my peruvian friends had pointed out...the stench of piss....even though toilets are provided....was enormously overpowering this morning....
Today, the square moved a step further into adding food stands.....thousands of them...all selling the same thing.....
Chicken,
stuffed hamster...i saw bag loads of them wriggling away, being ferried live towards San Pedro market next door....slaughter house....
In the picture they are the ones with a tomato stuffed in the mouth....
also on sale, cheese, quinoa, seaweed,
thick pancake like bread....
and of course CUSQUENA beer..... truck loads of it!!!! ..and coke....
Most of the partakers were Cusquenans....
Meanwhile on the side at Plaza de Armas and avenida del sol....men sweating away as they lagged Saints arounds the city...... IN preparation of THE CORPUS CHRISTI DAY, tomorrow
It took over 30 strong men to achieve this....
I was seriously touched....by their dedication to their culture, beliefs and practices...they did not look like hired or idle guys...there was pride in what they were doing....
The Saints are all put into the Cathedral, overnight, and tomorrow they will all be led out by the Bishop and displayed....for their once a year fresh air and sun!
The locals waited patiently all day long for the processions....
While thousands of tourists milled around....indulging in the sounds, sights, culinary and other delights
Well..now as today was my last day at school....
I can truly look forward to the rest of the festivities, travel to the Amazon jungle in Manu, 5 nights in a tent....no water, electricity and plenty of rain...should be a blast ...;(..maybe... I have my anti insect repellant and rained poncho ready....so that's already a great start
Next stop will Machhu Pichhu, and finally Arequipa in the coming weeks
For now, am Happy to be done with the hard bits of the trip, so as a reward, i tried the local...
to get rid of all the build up from the treks and prepare for the BIG ONE...my only prayer is that my knee holds out with all this physical strain....it's being dodgy....
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