Finally, it was time to head back east to the Andean town of Tarma.
Our lunch (or more correctly breakfast, because we ate at 10 am) was cooked in an underground oven called a Pachamanca, which comes from the quechua words pacha (earth) and manca (food). In this underground oven, they layered pork, cuy (guinea pig), yellow potatoes, white potatoes, humitas (tamales) and havas (huge lima beans) on top of hot rocks and then covered the hole with herbs and leaves. It was delicious!
Our last stop on our whirlwind journey was to the Stone Forest in the province of Huayllay. As you can see in my pictures, the stones are amazing. Their shape reminded me of a cross between Joshua Tree and Bryce Canyon. We took a small hike, making sure to go slowly because we were at such high altitude. At 5000M, I got out of breath going up the smallest hills!
That pretty much concludes happenings of our class trip. We certainly have been through a lot of excitement in our first week in Peru!
Thank you to all of you who expressed your concerns about the earthquake. The situation in the South is still quite terrible, and if you have the opportunity to donate to any organization that is providing aid in this crisis, I'm sure your efforts will not go underappreciated.
Keep checking in! Now that classes have started, I expect my entries to be shorter and less regular. Love you!
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