CARAL

Today we drove a total of ~nine~ hours to see more ruins. But not just any ruins! These were the special ruins of Caral, the second oldest civilization in the world! Caral hits at just about 5 thousand years old. That's older than Ancient Egypt! So old! Caral is located in the province of Barranca, 184 km north of Lima. That probably does mean much to anyone who is reading this. Essentially, Caral is located in the desert. This seems to be a reoccurring theme in Peru. Why are all major ancient civilizations here found in the desert? This just doesn't seem logical to me.

Anyways, after a long drive back to Miraflores, I took a big nap. Why didn't I just go to bed you may ask? Well, I didn't go to bed because our day wasn't over! Monica planned a field trip to a traditional Peruvian club called La Peña Carajo. The club featured live performances of Peruvian song and dance. After the performances, there were small competitions in which tables could win free beer and esnacks. We had many winners in our program including; loudest table; tallest girl; first boy wearing blue pants to get on stage; biggest boobs etc..

Ally and I didn't get back to the apartment until 4:00 in the morning, which is honestly early for the peruvians. Tomorrow should be fun seeing as how we have to wake up at 8:30 for a seven hour Mirabus tour. We have already taken so many tours with Mirabus that I'm not really sure what else we could possible see from the second story of a double decker bus. Stay tuned to find out!!