Our first evening in Cusco, we settled in at our hotel in the city center. Mom and Gordon had the view in the photo from their window. We headed off to a wonderful dinner at a restaurant with musicians and dancers. Highlights were the playing of "El Condor Pasa" and an incredible vocal performance of the Cuban song "Paloma." The dinner was a buffet of traditional dishes, including ceviche (seafood marinated in lime juice and cilantro), trout, alpaca meat, and various corn and potato dishes. The Incans developed 1,000 kinds of potatoes in Peru, and now there are over 3,000 kinds. There are nearly as many kinds of corn. I tried to think of how many kinds of potatoes I could name and came up with three: big ones, little ones, and red ones. I am in awe of the Incas.
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