Oh, forgot one of the best things. We took the kids to the Museo de Oro where we saw lots of Peruvian gold and silver, mummies (Alex thought this was way cool. Noelle did not.) We saw Francisco Pizzaro's actual swords. We learned that some of the civilizations that were pre-Inca cut off the heads of their enemies and wore them on their waist - like a fancy belt buckle. They had some of these heads on display - complete with hair, teeth, everything. And, I must say they had good teeth. No need for braces. We saw a scull that had brain surgery - you could see the hole they cut. Of course, not sure how effective this surgery was as we were looking at the skull but who knows? Also, did you know that the Incas plucked all of their hair off their faces including eyebrows, beards, etc...? The Spanish documented their hairlessness. OUCH! Ther are many tweezers on display in the museums. Think how much time they had to put into this. The Spanish also called them the big ear people. WOW... you wouldn't beleive the size of the earrings. Think small plates with studs as wide as a few inches. WOW! Anyway, all of this has given Alex the inspiration for his next Halloween costume. I just have to convince him not to shave his eyebrows. We weren't allowed to take pictures in this museum but I have a couple of others from another museum. Also, for those of you who don't know. All of the gold that is left was discovered in tombs. The Spanish melted down everything else into coins or bars and sent it back to Spain. What a shame!