spending the night in salama, a small (non-touristy) town. speaking to one hotel clerk, business is doing fine (which is probably true, as they were 60% sold out, and the neighboring one was sold out). ended up staying at another hotel, where i befriended the owner’s son (20 years old). jaime took me out to el tejas, which is a restaurant about 2km east of the salama. it was deserted (a little strange?), but the food was good and cheap. we each ordered their specialty….i forget the name…but it was turkey broth with a side of avocado, rice and a dense roll (kinda like a big gnochi, only made from corn) — which you mix all together in the broth. it was good. on the way back home, we stopped by a disco, which was completely empty.