Day 6 Cusco

Started the day at the "Sexy Woman", or Sacsayhuaman, a hill overlooking the city.  There were Inca walls there are typical construction with massive rocks precisely fitted to each other. The exact use for this is still a mystery, but today it was being used for a parade and show by young kids in native garb doing dancing.  The view of the city was spectacular, but climbing a hill at 12,000 feet is a bit more difficult (!!) than at 9,000. I am getting aa bit more acclimated, so I wasn't huffing quite so much.
We came down into the city main square to the cathedrals.  First was more parading by army types and kids.  Once we got into the cathedral, we were greeted by lots of silver and gold.  The pictures and figurines were Catholic, but not quite.  When the Catillians got here, as I have mentiond before, they merged traditional Catholicism with the native rituals.  The paintings of Mary looked more like mountains, and Jesus was covered with a skirt. But the best was their depiction of the Last Supper with the main course being Cuy, or Guinnea Pig.  There was also a huge silver chalise that is paraded out each year, with a silver clad car to drive it.
We split up for the Odysseys' home hospitality, which has been a pat of every trip.  We went to have lunch in th home of a local person.  Our host just happened to work for the local tour company, but she was most gracious, introfucing us to her retired judge husband, 2 of her grandchildren and Avram, her 2 year old great grandson.
Lunch was salad, roasted cuy(yes, I ate it this time - tasted like chicken), quinoa soup, chicken, rice, potatoes, and the purple custard ,  Mazamorra Morada, made from purple corn.  Delish.
Afternoon was "on our own" and we walked to the big local market.  Bought some chocolates.
Dinner at Limo, a Peruvian-Japanese restaurant.  We had cerviche, sashimi and fried rice with shrimp.
I will try to post pictures here, but Gmail or Blogger or my Samsung tablet is resisting.  Chek Facebook.  Sigh.
Tomorrow is a drive to Puno on Lake Titicaca.  There may or may not be much to rreport.