Today started with the option of church for all the kids. This was the first time I had ever been to a Mormon church so I was excited to see what it was all about! Unfortunately my Spanish is a bit too weak so most of the message was lost on me. The girls did really enjoy it though and Andrea even saw some visiting Americans whose daughter is planning on going to the same college she is, small world!
After church we made the voyage to pick up Max, Alex, and Ryan then to head to lunch near the Plaza de Armas. It was our first actual restaurant meal and it was amazing! Alex was the most courageous with his Alpaca meat dish (which he gave me a bite of, it was great!) Tali was a close second, she found a good quinoa vegetarian dish that was very delicious.
After lunch we made an extremely exhausting hike up a mountain outside of town where the statue of the Christo Blanco is. Not only was it a cool statue for the kids to see, it gave us an AMAZING view of the city below. We must have seen over 20 llamas. I would bet money that each llama can be found on at least one camera brought by the kids.
After our visit to the mountain top we headed back down and did some shopping at the local markets. Along the way we saw the 12 sided block which was pretty interesting. I guess the Incas didn't use mortar when building but instead the cut their blocks to fit like a puzzle. This is why a lot of the blocks are such peculiar shapes, thus the 12 sided one as shown. I thought I heard that Machu Picchu has a block with over 30 sides!
After all that I escorted everyone home. It's nice, the longer we are here the happier I get with the kids walking themselves places (always in groups and never more than a mile.)
Tomorrow the rest of us get to do the cooking class then the "Real City Tour" set up by Mrs. Rizos through the Amigos School. I am excited to be shown the actual Cusco, not just the pretty Plaza De Armas.
Adios!
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