We crossed over the Andes last night and are in Puerto Maldonado, a river port city in a corner of the Amazon rainforest. For the next four days, we will be without internet, heading into a jungle lodge for some wildlife viewing, kayaking and ziplining, and a brief interaction with an Ese'eja family.
For now, some pictures from the cities in Peru where we have enjoyed the life in the streets, markets, and public squares. This has been some of the best street food and free music from our entire trip!
1. "Diablito" dancing as part of an unidentified street festival in Arequipa on May 31. Several paces behind were rows of women in skirts and men playing drum and panpipes with Robin-hood type hats.
2. Ceviche! For only 8 soles (about three dollars) at the San Camilio market in Arequipa, we scored a lunch of Perú's national dish, raw fish cured in lime and chile, with all the fixings.
4. Guinea pig, roasted and served with rice and potatoes for 13 soles at a Sunday street stall in Cusco during the big fiesta. They call this bad boy "Cuy al Horno."
3. Thousands of children performed Quechua dances at the Fiesta Del Cusco, celebrating the anniversary of the city's founding. The very next day, adults performed similar, more complicated dances, very evocative of birds in flights and flowers swaying in the breeze.
5. Aguajina is the drink made from the aguaje fruit, an Amazonian specialty which is dazzling in its color and texture. Real yummy too! For only one sol at the central market in Puerto Maldonado. Google reveals it is part of a health trend under the name of Buriti.
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