We Lost Power Last Night

While sitting at a cafe with some Americans, and one Swede, the power all throughout Xela went out. I wouldn´t have thought much about the situation, except the owners of the cafe immediately locked all doors and boarded all windows. We stayed for probably five more minutes, talking via a foe kerosene light (battery powered light that looked like a kerosene lamp). When we entered the street, the only sights visible were those that ran on backup power; and they were limited. Uninterested in getting mugged on the 10 minute return to the Hotel, I hailed a Taxi. When we arrived back at the hotel and attempted our key in the door, we were greeted by an interesting surprise. They had added additional locking precautions since the power outage. It took them about 5 minutes to let us in, but we finally entered our compound, safe from the lurking dangers outside.