over 72 hours and many number 2´s later, i think we´re getting the hang of this. the food deprivation began in san jose (san jO!), costa rica. no water, no uncooked foods, nothing cold. i ate the shittiest egg mcmuffin, smaller than my palm, for 4 bucks. we walked the airport back and forth at least 6 times (in search of a very kuL souvenir-- pix later). but to the eyes, costa rica is a visual heaven. as we flew over the coast and towards the city´s airport, the endless cluster of green hills evoked the thought, "this is paradise..." not a spot of brown on the landscape below us. little houses speckled the tops of each gentle peak and stretched out to orchards, and then to the upward slope of yet another slope, radiating in all directions.
unfortunately, we never left the airport. the customs process and reentry would´ve taken more than the 3 hours we had, but i definitely plan to explore on my flight back.
the south american landscape screamed, "i am grand, impressive, expansive, magnificent." the mountains are on a wholly different scale, brown and austere in their stalwart stance. i thought i saw trails paved along the ridges, smooth light brown curves...mind-boggling.
a short 2 hour nap later, we were over lima, the desert capitol of peru. the buildings look like matchboxes, highly flammable and inescapably boxy. from the ground, they are strangely reminiscent of the barrios of seoul... shrn greeted us at the airport with our taxi drivers, luis and miguel. classic.
the next 2 days, we ate, partied, shopped, and wandered the streets. UNbelievable coffee and chocolate. ridiculously cheap clothes. oy, gotta go. more details later.
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