Oct 3,  2016.  Hostal Willy, Corire, Peru.

Lazy morning, then walked to the Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, across the river, for a look at some more pre Colombian artifacts, some stuff from the Amazon, all in a nice Franciscan monastery.  I was the only visitor, and, judging by the signin book, nobody else had been there for several days.

Then back across the bridge to the Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad Catholics de Santa Maria, which turned out to be nothing special.  Finally, another great meal of rocoto relleno at Suri's, on the main plaza.  Delicious.  

Grabbed my backpack at the hostel, grabbed a taxi to the terminal terrestre, grabbed a bus to Corire, and three hours later, through a desolate landscape of sand and dirt, I am now within striking distance of the Toro Muerto petroglyphs.

Checked into the LP-recommended hostel - nice room, private bath, 40 soles - then hoofed it to the LP-recommended restaurant by the river, Laguna Azul, for a great meal of river shrimp, fries, and salad, the only customer in a wood and thatch riverfront restaurant that apparently moves a few meters inland each year when the river rises.  Walked back to Corire's main square, with its statues of Walt-Disney-like crayfish, and sat reading some more of The Last Days of the Incas before returning to my nice room. It feels good to be out of the big city and into this quiet little village.  And it looks like I have it all to myself.