A few days ago I was with some of the people from the hospital and we decided to have lunch at our favorite baleada place in the town near the hospital. Granted, the baleadas (made of thick tortillas, refried red beans, cheese and whatever else you like) are delicious, but the place itself is certainly not up to any countries health standards. It is just downright filthy. But the price (cheaper than cheap) and quality of the food somehow allow the patrons to turn a blind eye.
On that particular day it was difficult to turn a blind eye to the large furry animal that walked through the restaurant with a ring-striped tail. I got very excited, thinking that I was seeing one of the island's rare anteaters. Not knowing the word for anteater in Spanish, I asked the waiter if that animal "eats ants". "No, he eats eggs and garbage", was the reply. Oh. An Egggarbageeater, huh?
The word he used for the animal was Pizote, which after much google searching I discovered to mean Coatie. The same animals that Eric and I had seen at Iguazu Falls in Argentina. Not quite as exciting as an anteater, but perhaps a close second.
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