wow, this is a very accurate depiction of guatemala. everything pretty much is the same as when i got there. the mountains, the green everywhere when you look down from the plane. everything. the only thing id add is that there is no air conditioning anywhere there. itd be interesting to know what cassandra thought of that. this is a very good story. you should write more. its really good.

hooray! finally, a multi-chapter story. i'm looking forward to the next chapter - you've got a very original idea here and Cassandra is an intriguing character.
p.s. anastasio's a beautiful name...spanish in origin, i'm presuming?