Men with Guns Page #6

got here.

They fell apart on their own.

Civil war, family feuds...

Like Europe during the same period.

Oh, yes, Europe.

Europe was in much worse shape.

Much worse.

Europe bit the big one.

Here at least there was...

...some organization...

...some pattern to the killing...

...some meaning.

Europe was all warlords,

feudal disputes...

...little ethnic conflicts.

It is so peaceful here.

How is it? Tranquil, right?

Battled the jungle to carve out a living

for themselves.

Incas, Aztecs, Olmecs...

...Toltecs, Zapotecs.

And here?

Here? Here the jungle won.

Are you sure you'll be all right?

Don't worry. Andrew has

a magnificent sense of direction.

We'll probably see you at the hotel

in Tres Cruces.

Yes, probably.

I was a guide at the ruins at Xtal.

The gringos gave me bigger tips

if I made up bloody stories.

I told them the priests

ripped out the virgins' hearts...

...and then ate them.

It will be cold here tonight.

I must be going crazy.

Good evening.

You're visiting the ruins?

We were resting here.

You know this man?

I do.

He says he escaped from Modelo,

and the soldiers shot him.

He says you found him on the road

and treated his wounds.

That's true.

Where did he get this?

He must have stolen it.

I wish he had stolen more

than three bullets.

Untie him.

Why are you here?

I'm looking for a friend,

Dr. Montoya.

I heard she fled to these mountains

and lives with refugees.

Dr. Montoya is at Cerca del Cielo.

You're sure?

The army tried to kill her,

but she escaped and went up there.

That's what people say.

- Where is it?

- We can't tell you.

She's my friend, my student.

We don't know where it is.

This village, Cerca del Cielo,

we've never seen it.

Maybe it's just a rumor, like the story

about Dr. Montoya.

Whenever we look for it, we keep

circling back and end up here.

Is there any food left?

Please, help yourselves.

You people should go home.

It's dangerous in these mountains.

Listen...

...do you have anything for blisters?

- They do have it.

- No, they don't.

- What do you know?

- They don't have it.

Why should I believe you?

Why not ask the doctor?

He ought to know.

Sir.

Yes?

You're from the city?

That's right.

You know the ice-cream store

near the bus station?

- I used to take my daughter there.

- What flavors do they have?

Lots of flavors.

Say what they are.

They're listed out front.

There's chocolate, vanilla, mango...

- Lots of them.

- Tell us more, all of them.

Okay. Chocolate, vanilla, mango...

...guava, coconut, guanbana,

pineapple...

...strawberry...

...banana, coffee, orange...

...let's see, hazelnut.

- And rum flavor?

- Rum and tamarind...

...and something green, like mint.

I want chocolate and coconut.

You only get one.

Why?

Because that's the rule.

How come you make the rules?

Because I've eaten ice cream

and you haven't.

Have you fought against the army?

Sure.

We're not just f***ing around up here.

We attack them and they run.

And we take whatever guns

and ammo they leave behind.

But they never leave food.

They know if they brought food,

we'd never leave them alone.

You two, go to sleep.

We leave before sunrise.

Sleep.

Chocolate and mango.

What do you think they'll find?

It doesn't much matter.

When people start into a story

they have to see the end...

...or they aren't happy.

How do the tortillas look?

Like whoever made them

doesn't know what she's doing.

They're here.

I'll ask him for you.

There's no hurry. He's come to stay.

Welcome.

Hello.

You can stay if you want.

But here we live under the trees.

Where is the doctor?

There is no doctor here.

I heard she was here with you.

Dr. Montoya.

This is where rumors come to die.

Good luck.

This village is f***ed.

The sky people live here.

They eat air and sh*t clouds.

This is my legacy.

Modelo looked better than this.

Every man should leave a legacy...

...something he built,

something he left in the world.

Someone he passed his knowledge to,

who'll carry on for him.

This is what I leave.

At least...

...I don't have to climb anymore.

The ruins looked better than this.

Is there any place you like?

There must be another place.

Somewhere...

...even further on.

Can I have my 2 reals back?

It's not what you had planned

for your vacation, is it, doctor?

Dead.

Really?

He's dead.

They'll steal this if we leave it here.

She says she needs a doctor.

There is no doctor.

The doctor is dead.

There's a piece of metal

in her mother's leg.

She stepped on a mine that the army

dropped from a plane.

- She can't stand up.

- The doctor is dead.

I'm not a doctor.

Okay.

Where's your mother?

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