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We got to sleep in, relatively speaking, and meandered over to the hot springs for which the town was named. You still need to climb a bit to get there, but it was quite minor compared to an actual mountain. It’s really the perfect thing the day after one has climbed a mountain.

Then there was an almost 4-hour train trip back to Cuzco. Our guide joked that there would be entertainment and a fashion show, and like fools, we thought he was kidding.

He was not kidding.

The lovely train does indeed provide an education in Andes culture, with a performance by Saqra dancers. This is a dance traditionally done during the Festival of the Virgin of Mount Carmel in July; the Saqra dancers are trickster figures, dressed in animal masks and rainbow regalia, that try to tempt the Virgin and her devotees during the procession.

It raised the bar for all transit forever. I’m sorry that I didn’t get the best pictures of it because it was hella cool, but the dancer moved very quickly and it was very dark.

They also did do a fashion show, with the staff demonstrating the line of clothing that PeruRail has for sale.

Blurry photos are here. You can read a bit about the Saqra dance, with better pictures, here.
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