the money shot

So, here is the inevitable Machu Picchu shot. Despite the massive influx of tourists and the ludicrous prices, still a very special place! I spent about 8 hours there yesterday, then finished it off with a soak in the nearby hotsprings. Enjoying the finer things of Peru, including alpaca steak, pisco sour, and coca leaves. Carnaval starts on Tuesday and in anticipation all the hooligans are out in full force. Today i got sprayed with shaving cream, a water gun, and (my favorite) some punks in a truck drove by and dumped a whole bucket of water mixed with shaving cream on my head! Awesome! I didn´t feel too bad though when I saw that no one is spared (not even old ladies!)

chao
Kate (or Katy, my new Spanish name that people here don´t pronounce Casey or Catch)