Day Seven - Ilabaya

The first thing on the agenda was a tour of Tacna before we headed out. We got to see an old train station that was the gateway to all of Peru back in the day. We also walked to a beautiful old cathedral in the center of Tacna. It was gorgeous and for some reason super cold inside. We saw the arch in Tacna too. We took our drive to Ilabaya next, a few hours in bus. When we got there, there was a freaking huge reception of us. We were greeted with confetti and a band and the whole town there. We danced with some important people of the town while some camera crews taped us for a tourism video. It was so weird! We went to the church in the town for a much calmer reception. But lunch/dinner was another grand occasion with a professional chef and a ceremony. We got served a wonderful salad there and a dish with lamb (which I hated). We danced there too after dinner. Not a very eventful day, but we ended singing in the town square. Oldies with just a guitar. It was very nice.

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