This day is when the festivities of Semana Santa really began.
The volunteers and I took a bus out to a small pueblo called Quinoa outside Ayacucho to do some hiking.
Then we hit some Wari ruins and a small museum on the way back.
It really is an experience to think about where you are standing being where this war ridden tribe lived 1,500 years ago. It was obvious why they chose to build where they did. It was a plateau in the middle of a valley. Not only beautiful, but you can see everything from the protective wall circling the fort. In the museum we were able to see a mummy (or it might have been a replication, the placard was -purposefully?- not clear), and some deformed skulls.
These skull deformations were traditional for the leaders of the tribe. There are even some skulls in the museum that show signs of brain surgeries! I can NOT get over that! Unbelievable!I heard that while we were hiking waterfalls and ancient housing that the Semana Santa festival continued with a mock crucifixion in the plaza. I am kind of glad we missed that.
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