(San Jeronimo has doorways that rival beauty and uniqueness of The Shire.)It's kind of late for me right now and Meg's already headed to bed so this one's going to be short. Today, we mostly hung out with the Allen family in the afternoon. This morning I went to the clinic and saw what we think is cutaneous Leishmaniasis (a tropical disease transmitted by a sandfly) and Megan helped the girls with Math, reading, and writing. Today was fun and relaxing especially going into downtown Cusco, a very old colonial city, for dinner and eating some really good food that only cost us 79/S which equals about $26.33. Tomorrow morning through Sunday night we are going to be in Agua Calientes and Macchu Pichu climbing one of the most famous mountains in the world so don't expect any updates then. Anyway, everything is going very well and we miss y'all. Pray for our safety and endurance as we climb. It isn't very dangerous but it might be grueling. We'll bring back plenty of pictures.
Spanish phrase of the day- No urinar. A sign posted in the hospital in Cusco telling people not to piss on the floors. It has come to the city folks attention that many campesinos (people from the countryside) are not familiar with the funny porcelain apparatuses that we call toilets so they prefer to just urinar right there on the floor. I think we should all take a moment of silence for the unsuspecting victims who have slipped on human urine in the hospital hallways of Cusco..... Good night.
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