Monday, July 09, 2007

The revenge of Moctezuma

They call it Delhi Belly in India and giardia when you're treeplanting. Wherever you travel, you are bound to get this by drinking or eating something which is not so hygienic. In Mexico, it's called the Revenge of Moctezuma. It's basically diarrhea due to a change of food, bacteria your body isn't used to, and Mexico City's high altitude. Moctezuma was the Aztec emperor at the time when Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico. The Spanish got it when they first came here...and now so have I. When things go wrong in the belly, it's Moctezuma getting you back for the Spanish invasion.

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