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 Piura
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 I have learned to avoid vans because they tend to stuff too many people in. However El Dorado Bus Line could not change a 50 Soles bill for me (??) and so I went one block over to Sertour Vans. I got stuffed in the middle in the last row of the van between two overweight people.  With my 210 pounds we travelled in hot weather for four hours with elbows in ribs. Unless you scream the do not stop for bathrooms.
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+====== Another Day in Piura  ======
+This morning early AM I was thinking of a little boy. He is either Norwegian or
+Swedish and the main in character in a movie whose name I don't remember.  It
+was long ago at a time when the Russian  space program had placed in orbit a
+cute little dog secured in a tiny capsule.  Well the little boy had a habit.
+Whenever he thought things were not going well for him he would lie down on the
+grass look up at the sky and wonder about that cute little dog, all alone in the
+silence of space; and then he would reason his own problems were not that
+significant after all.  I had good reason to identify with the little boy. As I
+prepared all my documents to head to the Ecuadorian consulate to get the
+extension to my visa I looked at the date and realized it was Saturday and after
+checking a bit had to accept the fact the consulate would be closed.  No going
+back to Ecuador today.  Took time to check out of my hotel. Went around the
+corner down a block to the Diplomatic Hotel suggested by my friend Mario; half
+the price, no A/C (don't need it now - it's got a fan), much better wifi.  Took
+a cab to the bus depot and changed my ticket for Monday  1:00PM. Then walked
+back to my new hotel. By then I knew that,  like most little town in this part
+of the world, in a couple of days you realize you can walk to anywhere you need
+to go with little problem. Then of course in the glorious warmth of a sunny day
+everything looks more beautiful around here and any worries disappear. I realize
+that since I left behind the German lady and two Israeli boy who travelled out
+of Cuenca with me I have not seen one person I could  clearly say was Caucasian
+or European. The original ethnic groups of these parts are sometimes referred to
+as Amerindians. They pretty much make up the population around here. Not enough
+Spanish blood arrived here to change the looks of the people. There are mestizos of differing grades I am sure.
+But the Spaniard left his language, culture and religion. The weather here has been perfect;
+sunny and warm - because we are still in winter time. I can tell the place will
+be an oven come December through May  because every room has a ceiling fan and
+window A/C  units  are visible in every building. And  I have learned it also
+goes by the name "the hot city".
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