Day: January 26, 2008

New-Time Religion

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Here are a few shots of Jaibalito. In the background you’ll hear some of the Pentecostal singing that started at 7 a.m. and is still going strong at 10 p.m. Most of the day it’s been men’s voices, but this funky little audio sample has the women. [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/volc.flv image=wp-content/video/volc.jpg /] _ Next Central America entry >>

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Dí­a de Descansar

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All last night the wind sounded like canon blasts. It was dramatic if not soporific. At 7:00 a.m. sharp the revival began anew, possibly with even more enthusiasm than last night. I gave up on sleep and padded barefoot down the stone stairs for coffee. On my way, I smiled at a piece of black plastic that I thought was a cat. After last night’s scorpion-check I’m a little jumpy, so when Maria pointed at […]

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