I was hiking up a beautiful mountainside burrough of Tactic yesterday afternoon with Walter. Every fifth house was raising its roof with Mexican “yip-yip” cowboy music thus sharing their advanced sound system with the neighbours (vecinos). Walter explained that it was more important to many Guatemalans to have big speakers (vozinos) than to have pretty much any house accessory, such as chairs, fixed roof, food… <\/p>\n
This morning I was reminded of yesterday’s adventure in sound. Engine brakes. Over and over again. As usual.<\/p>\n
Add to this the 6-10 dogs who nightly have a barking match. The early morning firecrackers. The pre-morning roosters. The rain on a tin roof. The marimba polka music blaring from the bars. <\/p>\n
I guess it’s time to readjust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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