Eating 'pacha manca' at the Feria with Leandra and Joana

Pacha manca is a meal consisting of meat, potatoes and a corn dough that is cooked in the ground. A hole is made in the earth and it is filled with special hot volcanic rocks which then 'cook' the food. It was quite yummy!

Semana Santa [Holy Week]

March 24th 2008
The Semana Santa in Ayacucho is Peru's most famous Holy Week. Many people come from out of town to Ayacucho's 10-day celebration consisting of numerous processions and lots of drinking! You can follow the events of Semana Santa through the photos that I have posted. Oh, and Good Friday fell on my birthday this year so I didn't have to work. Yay! Enjoy. ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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