What´s For Dinner?

Yesterday, I went on a hike to a cave located near my town with this family I have been hanging out with. The trail wasn´t too long, but very steep...good exercise and of course there was a beautiful view from the top! If you look closely, that clump of house is my little pueblo!


After reaching our destination we found a shady spot to sit under a tree to cool off a bit and have a little snack. While we were doing so, the guys that came with us decided to see what animals they could find at the top of the hill. When they came back, this is what they found. (See below...I know, I can´t believe I am holding it either!) In Spanish it´s called a garrobo which I think is a spiny-tailed iguana.


After they proceeded to tie it´s mouth shut so it couldn´t bite anyone and declaw it (or at least that´s what it looked like) they told me that it is customary to eat the garrobo if and only when one is lucky enough to catch one, as we were. : )


Well, here you go...my dinner last night: garrobo with tortilla and coffee. I must admitt it was quite tasty, although I could only eat a couple bites because I couldn´t expel from my mind the image of that poor reptile being sliced open. So, for any of you who are lucky and courageous enough to come visit maybe we can try to catch one for our dinner. Bon appetit!