Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Devil in the Details

I hiked today into the Quebrada de Humahuaca to see the Garganta del Diablo. In fact, this is the third 'Garganta del Diablo' that I have seen here in Northern Argentina in the past ten days. It got me to thinking...

There are certainly a lot of demons here...I mean, to have three 'throats of the Devil' just in one country. And, amazingly, they all have been distinct geological phenomenon thus confirming my hypothesis that distinct demons have imparted their own unique blueprints to create these geological wonders. Given that I have, in reality, only seen a fraction the surface area of Northern Argentina, I am certain that many other Garganta del Diablo's exist. In this light, the tight embrace of Catholicism here fits here quite nicely...surely the local inhabitants are worried about the proliferation of demons and look to The Church to 'save' them. In fact, with all these demonic sign around me, I have begun to wonder if I have in fact died and entered Purgatory and these signs signify my proximity to Lucifer.

This is one Hell of a place……

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