Sunday, November 28, 2010

Real World, Schocking Covers

by FERENC IVANICS
We arrived in Santa Rosa somewhat tired. I was in bad shape, though getting better from my intestine infection, István, my brother was starting to feel bad with similar symptoms. We assume it's inevitable, one have to deal with it.

We took a break just before Santa Rosa and I started to thumb a newspaper we had found somewhere. Three homicides that weekend. We weren't really surprised, it's like that here in Central America. But there's something that shock us: newspaper and magazine covers. There's a lot of violent deaths in Central America. Homicides and fatal accidents. Photos of the dead are exposed on full pages and covers in color, without any blurring or cloaking. Total horror. A father wants to by some cigarettes at a stand, and his 4 years old child, while licking an ice cream, observes the "real world": a farmer crippled with a machete, a businessman shot in the head, a prostitute cut open, a youngster crushed with his motorbike, etc. This is absolutely normal in Mexico, Guatemala or Honduras. We don't like it.



The center of Santa Rosa is basically in good shape. The suburbs are to avoid. Garbage, stench and extremely suspicious faces. When we arrived they were preparing for the Easter Holy Week with some tinted sawdust pictures on the main street. It requires a lot of patience but the result is spectacular. We spent the night at the Red Cross, my brother threw up during the afternoon hours and got better instantly, maybe it was just an indigestion. Lucky for him.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you two have acquired intestinal parasites. Maybe some yogurt will help clear your symptoms. You need something to counteract this sickness. Hope your next post finds you well, rested and safe.

John said...

Your blogs arouse my interests in travelling !

julia said...

eeeehhhh brothers... i'm julia, we met in panamá, i'm traveling with tomi, my boyfriend, in a yellow bus, do you remember??? i have forgot your mails, and i wwant to send you the photos... send me the direction... good luck!!!

Make Money Traveling said...

I was stranded in the town of Santa Rosa but I will never forget the cordial reception that was shown to me in doing my ordeal. As soon as I went in this hotel right until the day I checked out on Sat. The staff were all professional,friendly, sincere, and the hotel was super clean!

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Thanks for sharing this post. You should have immediately consulted with Doctor to treat you effectively.

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