Bicho´s and Bean Burgars
Trail Blazing We just came back from a very very long trailblazing session-each of the 6 of us taking turns wielding the machete and me the only girl. It was fairly intense work and the sun was quite hot-my legs are a mess of scratches and bites-they almost look ridiculous but that´s what happens when you don´t wear pants as you trail blaze.. People tell you when you come-wear pants when you walk on the trails-cuidado para cobra (insert snaking hand movement and wide eyes) snakes-cobras- we saw one -was from a distance. It wasn´t venomous..this one Menos linda-less lovely and unlike the one we saw behind our bathroom just the other day-curled up and enjoying the sun as much as we. Unfortunately because its so venomous-Jacaraca it´s called-and so close to where we sleep we had to kill it. It was actually quite lovely to look at-before its head was crumpled by a old Italian man with bright eyes and a small stick. Much like the bicho´s (a word for little animals or insects) I had to kill ...