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Yamil, our host, kindly met us from the bus and took us home in his ancient Hillman. There we had a room with not one, not two, but three roof terraces, and were befriended by the beautiful Linda...

Yamil's old Hillman, with a 'horn' that plays a wolf whistle.
Yamil's old Hillman, with a 'horn' that plays a wolf...
The family's living room.
The family's living room.
The light in our room.
The light in our room.
Our front roof terrace.
Our front roof terrace.
The open door is our room, so we also had the terrace on the same level and the one right on top.
The open door is our room, so we also had the terrace...
An ingeniously mounted light, using lengths of pipe and corner joints.
An ingeniously mounted light, using lengths of pipe...
There are plumbers' corner joints on the end of the hand rails too.
There are plumbers' corner joints on the end of the...
For hauling stuff up from and down to the street.
For hauling stuff up from and down to the street.
The view towards the cathedral from our roof.
The view towards the cathedral from our roof.
A view in another direction.
A view in another direction.
And yet another, towards the mountains. Note the weights on the roof next-door, where our neighbour trained regularly.
And yet another, towards the mountains. Note the...
Night view of the roof terrace. Bucanero is the stronger of the two popular beers.
Night view of the roof terrace. Bucanero is the...
Dinner on the roof.
Dinner on the roof.
Looking down at the street at night. Note the pile of rubble.
Looking down at the street at night. Note the pile of...
The street by day - there are piles of rubble every couple of blocks or so.
The street by day - there are piles of rubble every...
A better look at the rubble, which the red truck is there to collect.
A better look at the rubble, which the red truck is...
The rubble-collecting operation.
The rubble-collecting operation.
Gradually clearing the street.
Gradually clearing the street.
A view of the neighbours' house across the street.
A view of the neighbours' house across the street.
A closer view of the neighbours' house across the street.
A closer view of the neighbours' house across the street.
The neighbours added some roof timbers while we were there. Their garden is visible behind the house.
The neighbours added some roof timbers while we were...
And finally... the lovely Linda, one of Yamil's three Siamese cats.
And finally... the lovely Linda, one of Yamil's three...
Linda was taking altogether too close an interest in Chris's dinner.
Linda was taking altogether too close an interest in...

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