day 8: stone sphere

after snorkling, we go visit the native burial grounds on cano island. it’s famous for the perfectly round stone spheres that have been mysteriously created by the natives just using hammers and chisels, and brought here from a quarry miles away. two of them remain at the original site, one of which has never been moved, and at 18” in diameter, still weighs around 700lbs.

on the way back, our guide roy shows us some red ginger plants, which if boiled is useful as a medicinal tea to aid digestion, and if not is useful as certifiably organic toilet paper.
Posted at January 13, 2007 6:49 PM