Aug 17, '96

It's 6:30 AM in Tierradentro (never was a place so aptly named). Saw two sites yesterday. Lots of walking (up and down mountains and all). More ont hat later. Alex and I are getting ready to go to El Aguacate which is another site. Around 30 tombs, we're told. On top of this huge fucking mountain. This is why, on vacation, we are up so early. Hopefully, we'll be there by 8. We'll see.

8:30 PM

Lots has happened. Right now, though, I'm high w/Alex and I'm getting my words for the day. Now in Spanish; on a door, it' s a "chapa"; on a frying pan, it's a "mango"; on a cooking pot, they're "orjeas"; and also oddly enough, it's an "orjea" on your coffee cup. Give up? It's a "handle" in English. One simple word. And they wonder why we find Spanish so hard.