Today our travels took us to the famous Hotel Montana, once considered one of the most beautiful hotels in the world. Just ten minutes from downtown Port Au Prince high above the bustling streets of the Haitian capitol, hundreds are believed to be dead in its crumpled walls. As we approached the hillside, the smell of death hung heavy in the air. There was no way not to notice the smell of decaying bodies buried in the rubble. Family members gathered outside the high steel gates, topped with barbwire. The UN forces manned the door to the compound as if it were a prison, letting no one in and no one out. We spoke with the commander on site Major Rodrigo Vasquez of the UN who allowed our cameras to enter for the first in a week since the Hotel was put on lockdown to the media after the earthquake. It appeared that relief efforts have been slow going with the lack of heavy machinery to aid in the search and rescue. One crane was on site at the hotel provided by a private supporter. This morning a Chilean UN general’s wife’s lifeless body was pulled from the rubble. An American observer who has come to monitor the search and rescue mission, after families raised concerns that not enough was being done to get their loved ones out, says the Chilean’s forces priorities have not been focused on saving all lives. He claims that the US forces have just been concerned about saving the life of their general’s wife. The one thing that was clear to this observer was that workers were tired and doing all that they could to locate survivors. However, with 6 floors pancaked on top of each other and with another aftershock just this morning compacting the debris more, hope is dwindling at the Hotel Montana.