We were particularly keen to visit the Museum of Mountain Archeology, which holds the mummified remains of three Inca children who were sacrificed to the Inca gods, and subsequently unearthed from their graves on the summit of a peak in the Andes. The museum also contained a collection of artifacts that were buried with the children, and a helpful explanation to put the discoveries into a historical context. It was eerie to see the extremely well preserved mummy of a six year old boy, looking as if he was just sleeping. Well worth the visit.
The highlight of the evening was a visit to one of the local pena shows , which feature musicians playing traditional Gaucho folk music, accompanied in this case by a troupe of dancing Gauchos and chicas. It sounds as if it should be a bit cheesy, but it turned out to be great entertainment. Luckily I managed to avoid being dragged out onto the dance floor to demonstrate my dancing prowess!
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