We are back in Peru and spending some time in the southern-eastern part of Peru (to the right and down a bit from Lima) in Cusco and the surrounding area before our trip to Machu Picchu.
In Peru, come February and just like other parts of South America, we are also in their Carnaval season and there are parades, dancing and just plain fun. Here is the start of the Carnaval parade down the main Street of Cusco; they dance along the route with the band along for the festivities-
A festive part of Carnaval are water balloons (think small clear coloured balloons filled with water), foam spray and coloured talcum powder sprayed or thrown just for fun-
We went on to Pisac, a Peruvian village in the Sacred Valley and known for it's Incan ruins. They have a great market but today was also their Carnaval-
There are Inca ruins along the Sacred Valley and here is a shot of the Quel Assa, one of four main ruins (imagine having to mow this)-
As you may know, Peru is home to both llamas and alpacas and there are lots of them here. The alpaca wools are used for sweaters, hats, scarves and gloves that are sold everywhere. As a side note we are also at an elevation over 10,000 feet and you experience rain, in and out, frequently. So for this next picture, you will note a very bored, wet Alpaca just waiting for me to take a shot of him-
Now we're off to explore the city of Cusco in detail.
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