new years eve

we returned to cusco for new years eve.  that town is insane! 

we arrived from machu picchu around 10pm and after getting ready quickly we went to some club.  a little before midnight they told everyone to go outside, on the way out picking up a bottle of champagne (for free for each person).  tradition is to spray the bottle of champagne all over the fellow partiers. at midnight we all "ran" around the town square.  there were thousands of people and everyone was lighting off fireworks constantly - including into the crowd running.  the number of people running around the square was crazy and everyone was afraid for their life.  on the final stretch of the square was a band playing music - they even played the macarena, which was enjoyed by the tourists way more than the locals.

all in all, awesome experience.