Scott and I went to Pisaq today to see their market, supposedly the best in the area. It was quite large, but I was disapointed to many people with a lot of the same wares that I've seen here in Lima, and the same as each other. Obviously not many actually make their own stuff. Not that they SHOULD, but I'm still looking for a flea market where you can find lots of really unique stuff, instead of just the same goods everywhere. I got a few things, one is an Inca Kola T-shirt, and the other is a surprise gift.
I saw a girl delivering some of the same penut sauce chicken/rice I had in Puno, and I asked here where it was from. She told me to follow her, so we did, into a little door between two tiendas. Inside, what I assume was her family was cooking the potatoes, chicken, and rice, and we each got a plate for 3.50 soles. That's about $1.15, not a bad deal at all, and the food was really good too. There's a name for the dish, I dont remember what it was. One of the locals also let me try his Inca Kola, which most people say tastes like bubble gum. I thought it tasted like ginger ale. But that's just me. It was a cool experience, and we were certainly eating "where the locals go".
We also went up into the mountains to some Inca ruins. The view was amazing. The ruins were cool. It's strange to think that they were once strongholds where people actually lived. Some of them were more rudimentary, cobblestone style like an Irish dyke, but one of the ruins had really nice architecture, all the blocks were perfectly squared and fit together nicely. It was impressive to think that these people, 600+ years ago were able to put something like that together.
We're going to Machu Picchu tomorrow. I have to get up at 4:30 AM to make it to the train station on time. Should be fun.
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Sounds like you are getting into the real local scene..how's your Spanish doing??? Went to Micah Appel's Bar Mitzvah this weekend...can you believe he is that old! Had the party on top of one of the Crystal Mt. ski lifts
Probably not quite as inspirational as your Peru peaks
Love to hear from you, Mumsie
I cherish your notes............please keep writing..............Peg gone. House is deafeningly (any such word?) silent..............Hope to see Lizzy's smiling face at the door soon...please encourage her ??????????????
Adam;
My best experiences global travelling have always been away from the tourist spots. Best food, best things to see, best people, best memories. Of course, whenever I got too far off the tourist path, I got in a few tight spots. It requires balance, which I know you have.
Are you going to go to a soccer match? I bet soccer is great even in the small towns. I assume the matches are on Sundays. Of course, in Argentina, Chile and Brazil, the top division soccer matches are world quality. You might catch a world cub qualifier. You won't find many tourists at a soccer match.
Love, DAD.
Adam,
Watch out for the Masai warriors when you near the rift valley. I am told they are dangerous.
-M, A, Kessler
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