Our Air Bnb is right on the main plaza. We have front row seats the the surprising number of parades, processions, funerals and dance performances that seem to happen daily. And nightly. Bless my husband for bringing earplugs. Peruvian drivers also seem to use their horn just for the fun of it throughout the night.
Despite the brass bands playing into the night, we’ve enjoyed these regular community events and lament that our town doesn’t have a central plaza that brings people together for music, dance, and celebration.
We are faithful tourists and have worked through the churches and historic sites.
George, “its just like Nacho Libre!”
We didn’t miss the famed Incan baths that are fed from a hot spring. Spoiler-these aren’t as glamorous or “earthy” as they sound. Please compare the pictures from the guides on line with the reality.
Guides:
Reality: 
I loved the Ventanillas de Otuzco. Dating from 200-800 b.c. and the Cajamarca culture, these are considered a funerary complex. The dead were folded into a fetal position and placed in the niches in the volcanic stone.
We continue to try every kind of fruit and delight in the novelty and variety! These are called Pacay (also known as the ice cream bean) and vendors slice and break open the long pods. Diners can pick the cotton candy like white pulp off the seeds.
For more protein in our diet, we opted for the menu del día today. The chicken soup was delicious, though none of us finished the meaty additions.
Anderson’s go South... 