Bald dogs of Peru

Bald dogs of Peru Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

This is the dog that we saw, while drinking a beer, after descending from the highest point we got to, on that small mountain that we were sure we could climb when we started out

(They´re actually a breed in Peru whose body temp is a few degrees higher than normal so they adapted by losing the fur, except for the kick-ass white mohawks of course)

La Luna Temple

La Luna Temple Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

This is the view from the highest point we got to, on that small mountain that we were sure we could climb when we started out

Pete on a hill

Pete on a hill Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

This is Pete on thea small mountain that when we were sure we could climb when we started out

Priests Alter

Priests Alter Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

This is the alter where, after they decapitated their human sacrifices, the sacerdote (priest) would drink a cup of the lucky one´s blood.

Adobes of the ruins

Adobes of the ruins
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Each family had to supply the construction with a certain number of adobe bricks so each family had its own mark

Moches Artwork

Moches Artwork Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

apparently the colors and designs were really well preserved because after the death of every king the successor built his temple on top of the previous which protected the older designs form the elements. (this mural is about 8ft tall and stretches on for a total of maybe 50 ft)

On to Ecuador

So we met up in Lima and were there a couple of days in Mira Flores. Its a nice area but I don´t think it reflects the rest of the city all that well. We then bused it up to Trujillo, it took about 9-10 hours without anything like a real view. Much of the trip was coastal desert, maybe a little more interesting if we got out and walked around but not all that from the window of a bus. Trujillo on the other hand was a very cool place, with cool Moche ruins on the outskirts. We met some locals the first night and were dinking rum and cokes and whiskey and waters with them in the central park the next. Two girls kept walking passed, and each time our friends would tell us that they were lesbians. Eventually, after having embibed enough of the liquid confidence, I figured I´d go and find out if it were true, a nice polite excuse me and they stopped, slowly turned, and shot back with a very deep ¨¿Que Hay¨ or What´s Up? I tried to stay composed at the site of two men in drag and said I was sorry and that I thought they were someone else. I turned to walk back to my friends in the center and hung my head. It´s about then that I could hear the laughter, they all thought it was nice and hilarious including Pete. I see the humor in it now but it took me a little while. We then stayed a night in Chiclayo a nice place but nothing much to speak of, and now we´re in Mancura a surf beach near the border of Ecuador. We´ll be up there soon visiting a friend of ours from Peace Corps, but right now we figure we´ll stay for a few days in order ot give us a little break from the buses.

downtown Rio

downtown Rio Originally uploaded by Road Trip

the guy in the hat is Francis, the afore mentioned canadian. Everyone else was too hungover so we went out and checked out downtown Rio. Pretty cool friggin´ kid, he´s in Montreal so if I end up going to McGill I´ll probably see him there.

Mr. Able´s Wild Ride

So I got into a Teguc. taxi today with errands to run. Because of my past experiences with taxis in this country I was only slightly worried when I had to warn him about a car he was about to hit while not paying attention. Of course that uneasy feeling increased a bit when he almost slammed into another car when reversing to get around a student protest, thank god for the honduran´s love of horns. for the next thirty minutes we were trying to get around the protest to my destination, which was of course on the other side. This included some left turns at red lights and twice he went the wrong way down off ramps while attempting to get back "on" the highway. Its a good thing his seatbelts didn´t work of else I might have almost felt safe. I guess he did alright though because I lived to talk about it but I did take the time while paying him to memorize his face as to avoid ever getting into a taxi with him again.

View from above the Gruta

View from above the Gruta
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my home town

La Gruta

La Gruta
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this is the church at the end of the main street in La Esperanza

Ahhh ... Coca-Cola

Ahhh ... Coca-Cola
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Helping to oppress more and more people everyday

The Homecoming

So after waisting a little time in Leon, Nicaragua sweating like a pig I've finally made it back to La Esperanza, my home of two years. Things have definately changed, many more streets are paved and there is construction everywhere but more or less it has the same fell as when I left. Unfortunately the street market that burnt down on christmas day of 2004 is still an empty lot but everyone keeps telluing that the plans are in the works. The strangest thing has been talking with the friends I made while I was here. While my life has changed many tiem in the last two years theres, other than some being a little taller or having a new baby, haven't really changed at all. I'm on to the Tegucigalpa tommorrow to see some friends there before I fly to Peru. Hopefully my buddy Pete hasn't had second thoughts and is still meeting me there on the 13th.

Bats in the toilet

Bats in the toilet Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

The old military fotress, " The Fortin" above Leon has been abandoned for years and there is a group of bats living in the old shit box, that hole at the top of the picture is actually the bottom of one of the old seats. Don't worry I just put my hand through a broken piece of the cement to take the picture because I could hear them chattering.

Leon, Nicaragau

Leon, Nicaragau Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

This is the view of Leon from the Fortin, on a clear day you can see 7 volcanoes and the pacific from up here

Nicaraguan Monkeys

Nicaraguan Monkeys Originally uploaded by Road Trip.

Howler monkeys overhead on Ometepe