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Yes, yes… sounds like Iguanas. Long tail, grows back if shot (reference to Starsky&Hutch- did you get it? Did you?), brazilians follow their trails, nicaraguans eat them, mexicans keep them as pets, generally lazy and difficult to get alongside.

A bit like customs officers then. “Las Aduanas” are the customs and excise folk here in Chile. They’re proving a little difficult. Our air freight has arrived and i was told i could collect it from the airport and clear it through customs. Only, i went to SCL and the import company i was to meet with, doesn’t have an office at the airport! And customs can’t clear the freight without paperwork held in their office in the centre! So…I spent my afternoon in the centre, learning the word for delivery (entregar) and trying to cut through the bureaucracy! And then, after all that, the aduanas at the airport were closed at 5pm. “Manana, manana!” I say through gritted teeth!

Its strange- in Chile, some places are really efficient and smooth. Then some places require you to go to three different people within the space of a minute, for the simplest of transactions (like buying a croissant!).

I’m a scotsman. No wonder i’m having difficulty finding the aduana, getting on their tail only to chase a long paper trail! I haven’t resorted to shooting them yet, but then, they might grow back! I’m certainly not going to keep one as a pet (hola el senor aduana! que tal esta dia?) but when i finally get my hands on our stuff, i’ll probably want to skin them alive and grill them!

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