They took advantage of the first light of dawn to undertake the journey back to the entrance of the cavern that they had discovered. Huacman was walking to the front, with a quite firm step, since along the way he was finding topographical features that were familiar. The others admired his power of orientation, mixing a keen sense of space and a refined ability to detect small details of the landscape. There was still daylight when the group arrived at a site that was familiar even to Marcelo. Indeed, it was the entrance to the cave covered by clumps. A tour in the surrounding convinced Huacman that no one had been there after he and Marcelo had abandoned the place, so the site seemed safe. Even so, Marcelo asked them to allow him to enter alone, armed with his g*n and the only flashligh

