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Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » La Palma December 24th 2008

Hi everyone! First, I´ll wish everyone a Merry Christmas, just in case (1) I have no internet access tomorrow and (2) some people don´t read all the way to the end of my blogs :) So, Merry Christmas/feliz navidad to you and your families! On Saturday I tried to stay up all night, but without any luck - I was dozing in a hammock, so I laid down for a few minutes sleep. I woke at about 2:45 and showered, packed, and was almost ready when the cab driver arrived. There were two other guys in the same cab, which was nice because we only paid $15 each instead of the $30 if it had been just me. They were Canadians too! We arrived in Managua at the Tica bus terminal just before 5am, and after ... read more

La Palma

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » La Palma July 8th 2008

Look out for the Chickens

CoddyandLeanne

We found that Tortuga Surf Lodge was a great choice. We met the owner Roberto last night who was a very interesting and friendly guy. As you would expect he is surfing mad but after having a few beers with him and watching him in a surf video we realized there was more to him than just surfing. He explained the whole history both political and geographical and it was obvious this place was run more out of love of surfing than a business venture. For a tiny country El Salvador has about 10 murders per day (mostly gang related) which makes it one of the most violent countries in the world. Although you don’t see this first hand (hopefully) it is easy to believe just by looking at the number of people carrying arms. So ... read more

El Salvador - Day 6

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » La Palma September 24th 2006

Joya de Ceren

caroande

Day Six - Sunday September 24th This was the day that M's aunt and uncle were going to take us to some ruins. Throughout the night I would get up to be sick, but I was feeling better and I'd be DAMNED if I missed the ruins!! I wasn't feverish and was able to stand on my own two feet, so come morning I proclaimed I was well enough to look at some old stuff! I must say that I was still feeling sick and running for the bathroom often, drinking shitloads of water and if I'd been home I wouldn't have gone to work. But I wasn't home. I was going to see some ruins in El Salvador that had been preserved by a volcanic eruption that is reminiscent of Vesuvius and a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii"Pompeii/a. A ... read more

NO CANOPY, NOR BATICH

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » La Palma August 9th 2006

Views from the way to El Pital

ofanan

Ofanan´s original trip to MonteCristo, El Salvador - March '08 Isolated and pristine (...) thick cloud forest canopy, exotic orchids and abudant wildlife (...) views and photo opportunities are outstanding Get advance permission from the National Parks and Wildlife Service in San Salvador (...) There is no place to stay here (...) bring all your own equipment, food and water (...) none of the trails is well marked (...) hiking trails begin from Los Planes (1900m), a grassy clearing (...) Unforunately, getting to Los Planes is a challenge, and not the cheap one. If you have a 4WD (...) (Description of National Park Monte Cristo, El Salvador at Lonely Planet). The easiest part was getting to Los Planes. 2h of unpaved uphill, from which only the last half hour was really steep. The obstacles Obtaining an ... read more

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