We rather unexpectedly got the day off today. Ross' archaeologist friends from Guayaquil were here and he decided to take them out to Sicalpa to see the sites. Seeing as Jim and I had already done that and we aren't wuite ready to analyze stuff without Ross bein around, he gave is the whole day to do whatever. I figured it was about time for me to learn my way around Riobamba. I've felt very odd in being completely disoriented here. It goes against every fiber of my being. So, I fixed that by wandering around. Nothing much really happened, but I do feel immensely better about my ability to get around. I had some lunch at a place called "Happy Pollo." Really good fried chicken, really cheap. Later on, we all met at a "Mexican" restaurant. the food was quite good, but not overly Mexican. There was a lot of it, though.

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I've decided to take the weekend and go to Ingapirca, Ecuadors largest and most intact Inca. I'll leave tomorrow afternoon, when we're done work, then come back on Sunday. It should be fun. My first solo expedition in Ecuador. Wheeee!!!