Mary's cough is still with her, worse today. After our return from the day's travels, we located a "farmacia" on the street a few doors down from the hotel, where we bought something that the clerk thought would work. You don't need prescriptions here, and drugs cost very little.
After a delightful dinner at a nearby Colombian restaurant ($13 + $2 tip for 3 full dinners and beers), we stopped in at the hotel bar, where Mary requested a "hot toddy." When the bartender indicated that he had no clue how to do such a thing, Mary instructed him how to make one, which he did on the spot. Then he said he had a similar remedy for colds, made with cinnamon, some kind of white liquor that looked like rum, and something else that turns the drink red. He delivered his concoction to our room a few minutes ago as he went off duty.
The bartender now has a new recipe for his expat customers, and Mary's feeling pretty good. But still coughing.
I bet she is feeling pretty good after all those toddies.
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