I'M HOME FROM PERU!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope everyone had a great nochebuena. Laduque, tamales and posole sound GREAT!! I love them both.

My ladyfriend and I spent nochebuena in Cusco, Peru and had dinner in one of the man second-floor balconied restaurants which overlook the beautiful Plaza de Armas. The dinner included a live folkloric Andean music and dancers show. It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I was still in the middle of a 3-day bout with "soroche" (altitude sickness) so I ate almost nothing due to my nausea. We walked through the throngs of indigenous peoples which had spread out their blankets, covering nearly every square inch of the plaza floor to sell their wares and foods. It was a sight/smell to behold! We returned late to Hostal Loreto (recommended & cheap!) just off the Plaza de Armas and saw hundreds of indigenous persons sleeping on/under their colorful blankets under the balconies of the plaza on this cold, damp evening.

Saludos, MadridMan