Kathy and I are currently in a town called Piste, which is basically where Chichen Itza is. The ruins were pretty awe inspiring, but we were constantly approached by merchants. I actually would have bought something but I don´t want to carrry it around for the rest of the trip. The Mayans seemed to be a vicious people that were great at astronomy and calendar keeping. Different historians have different versions about how they lived, but human sacrifice and mythology seemed to define much of their lives. There was a castillo in the middle of the ruins that made me feel very small. We went to see a laser show at night but we got rained out.

We stayed a night at La Posada Olalde ($25). It was expensive but we each had our own bed, hot water, soap, towels, and a fan that kept us cool. Piste is very dirty and poor. There are many decrepit dogs running around with lesions and flies. Once again, the people seem nice. We got breakfast this morning. Juevos, jamon, y queso por mi. Juevos y queso for Kathy. Bread and butter plus 2 cofees. 8 dollars for it all. We are going to catch a bus for Merida in a few minutes where we will meet up with Kathy´s friend Marika and her husband.

Love you all,
John