Feb 3rd 2010, The San Blas Festival, Cusco Its Carnival season, Time of joy merriment, dance, music and lets face it lots and lots of loopy juice, Back in Cusco and the San Blas festival is in full swing, Latinos take this time of the year very seriously, its the last blast before lent and nothing is spared in terms of gaudy costumes, great street food, deafening music and copious amounts of alcohol most of which would be illegal in most countries, San Blas is in one of the oldest areas of the city, its main centre is its church a pretty square and a modern water feature which surprisingly compliments its crumbling surroundings, on a normal day the square is full of artisans selling a wide variety of often beautiful wares but tonight, not the
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