GIANT BUGS IN COLOMBIA | Eileen Aldis
Outside of Portland, Oregon, I'd never seen an entire lot devoted to food trucks set up in such a cute way - until we found La Estación del Foodtruck in Salento, Colombia. There are ten food trucks facing a central courtyard which is a covered area with both picnic tables and round tables and stools made out of tree stumps. At one end is a fire pit with a comfy couch you can sink into as well. There are lots of different kinds of food on offer, including Mexican, Middle Eastern, fries, grilled meats, vegetarian, burgers, and a bar cart serving drinks. My favourite cuisine was from the Venezuelan food truck called La Guaira. The women who operate the truck are incredibly friendly and kind - always smiling :) I ate there about ten times and ordered the same thing: Pabelllón Criollo. It's a plate full of lots of different kinds of delicious food and I loved to sample them all: rice, beef, fried plantain, avocado, beans, and an arepa. This area is such a fun place to go and get something to eat and on Saturdays a live band plays. After eating, I saw a giant bug that had flipped onto its back and appeared to be stuck. I was nervous to go near it but wanted to help so I got a big stick to try and help it get back on its feet. A man saw me and came over and picked up the bug in his hand!! He said it wouldn't bite me or fly so I decided to put it on my hand - why not?? But as the bug was climbing over to me its pinchers dug deep into my finger, which hurt, so I decided that was enough contact! The same man showed me another 'more dangerous' bug which is the kind we'd seen all around Salento either on the ground or flying around. They look like big beetles. He said not to touch this kind as they can hurt you. Locals refer to them as 'samurai' because, if they feel threatened, they go into fighting position by standing up on their back feet and putting their arms out like a boxer while a huge sword-like appendage sticks straight out like a samurai warrior. You could see it throwing punches! I thought it was enough to observe that one from afar. I've never seen bugs anywhere near this big in nature.
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