1 POSO DE LOS MUERTOS A Short Story By George Pararas ...

My own private bathtub on a mountain stream near Rosario. However, if youwant to take a bath in a stream pool such as this, make sure they are no bloodsucking leaches in it, and if you are unlucky and have a dozen or so attached toyour body when you get out, have a lit cigarette ready to burn them off, as pullingthem leaves their head attached to your skin. It happened and it was absolutelydisgusting. Also drinking the water will always be a problem no matter howpristine a stream may look. Further up upstream there may be natives doinglaundry, taking a bath or going to the bathroom. It is a good idea to strain thewater through some kind of cloth to get rid of the bigger staff – particularly if youare taking it from a container where cows water themshelves, then boiling itbefore drinking it – that is if you are not desperate from thirst and can wait eventhough your mouth is dry and frothing. One more thing I learned fromexperience, that if you are not a professional matador, never challenge a bull inan open field in trying to impress the natives with matador skills you don’t have.And always make sure you are close to a tree so you can put that between yourshelf and the bull – at least until the bull’s temper is diminished or rightfullydecides you are an idiot and leaves you alone.35