allen lutins begins a new [shallow] excavation pit as Mayan worker "Pistoles" finds some personal relief as he stands under the palm frond sun screen...

The sun was relentless that day and the only shade to be found was afforded by the leaning palm frond umbrellas erected by the Mayan crew members.

Driving at night without headlights is all too commonplace in these parts, perhaps due to the cost of
replacement bulbs or just that they're not available.
At any rate, by the following year [1986] Pistoles' young life was cut short by a head-on collision one fateful evening as an overloaded car rounded a corner, not far from Nohmul.