More parades.
Campesino Festival in a basketball court (dance competition, sale of produces).Visited Saint Domingo, and Qorikancha (s/6, gold palace), the most sacred place in Cusco.
Unfortunately, no more gold. Temples of the sun, the moon, and the stars. Most of what we saw was reconstruction. You can see the cracks between the Inca stones in our attempt to put them back. The tiny museum (boleto turistico) underground houses limited items from the excavation of the ground, including some elongated skulls.Early in the evening, we dropped some medical supplies at the Ninos Hotel, and went for a guided tour of the foundation (operates two hotels and two restaurants). Four separate sites, each feeds about 125 children of age 6 to 12. Peruvian elementary schools have either morning sessions or afternoon sessions. Kids, entrusted by their relatives, are dropped off here M-Sat for breakfast. Then half of the kids go to school, half stay on for either study help, game/physical exercises, medical/dental checkup. After lunch these kids go to school and the other half stayed on for the same assistance. The relative come and pick the kids up in the evening. Twice a week, they get to take a shower, and once awhile, all bus-ed to the city swimming pool for a cool down. We visited the kitchen (with a large log book of planned menus), dining room (doubled as classroom), shower room, washing room (lined up with colorful plastic cups with tooth brush labeled with names), an indoor basketball court, a doctor's room (paid by the foundation). Totally 40 some employees work here (most are paid). Seems to be well run and funded (mostly by the Netherlands government and private foreign donation).
At 7pm we arrived at the Teatro Municipal for a concert. This time we were the first audience. Again things started half an hour late after more people filed in. First group was the 14-year-old Orquestra de Camara Andina "Haylli". I like the second half better : chorus of about 20 voices. Somehow they love speakers. The volume was cranked up to the max.
After the concert, ate a pre-ordered stuffed guinea pig for dinner. Too salty.
