Definitely more churches than pubs!

Ayacucho city is located in the Andes of Peru at 2700 mt above sea level has just over 86,000 people and                               more than 36 catholic churches and not as many pubs.

Ayacucho main plaza. You would not believe it in a few hours later

Madeline is growing fast. Louise has got the bag of Coca leaves to keep us going on our trek up the mountain.

Madeline realising one of her dreams for 1 sol or 40 cents. Madeline said they are very soft.

Making sugar cane juice. Yummy.

Angry piggy

Horse racing Andean style.
No safety barriers, no start warning, no starting gates and no saddle , no shit.

Ayacucho main plaza.  
Minutes before they let off another bull, i build up some courage and said to Louise, "i think i am ready to do some
bull fighting now"  then Madeline steps in and said, "i want to go with you dad". I look at Louise for her approval
and off we went.   I love your courage Madeline.

We are all smiles now that the bulls have gone.  Just a moment ago they were pooping their pants.

After the bulls had gone the beautiful senoritas come out

Even the firies had to cool things down.

Pachamanka. It's a quechua word meaning Pacha=Earth and Manka=Saucepan
It's a local way of cooking beef, pork, lamb, chicken and various vegetables under the earth by using
pre-heated hot rocks it dates back to pre-Inca times.

I couldn't eat any more food. Time for a sleep.

Easter Sunday.
Take a look at the time.
The whole town was out.

Christ resurrected.

Cheese and wine for breakfast.
OHH YEEAAAH

Lunch at the Turismo Vivencial.
We stay at a farm with a family that 

When the OFF could't work it was time to pull the magic hat.

bloody big hairy bee

View from our front garden

An old abandon mud brick house

The lady of the house cooked us dinner each night. Mainly whatever was in season or whatever was traded between villagers. No money is exchanged. It is all traded.  It was the season of the potato and choco and fresh fetta cheese. Potatoes for breakfast lunch and dinner.  

After dinner that night we had a ceremony to celebrate "Pachamama". "Pachamama" is mother earth.  Lots of music, dancing and chewing of Coca Leaves. Some of these people in this picture are children of orphans, of the terrorism days of the 80`s & 90`s. Terrorism was pretty big in this area of Peru.