Blogs from Central, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 24

I arrived into El Salvador later in the day than I had hoped, so stayed one night in San Miguel, the city nearest the eastern Honduras border. The next day I headed north early and reached Pequín, site of a lot of fighting in the civil war. visited a museum and local lookout and tried to understand as much as I could about what had happened and who was involved. As always women featured prominently as fighters, not to mention priests (several of whom were assassinated) and, the biggest shock, the use of handheld computers by the rebels to keep spreadsheets of weapons captured, amongst other things, really brought home how recent the fighting was. Then went on to El Salvador, where I stayed with the ever so lovely George Chippendale, a Brit and a great ... read more

Travel blog - PART II (This is a lot ... but I've finally caught up!!) We entered Livingston, Guatemala not knowing what to expect at all. * We spent most of our time speaking with people from of the Garifuna culture. I danced with locals, saw one of the Semana Santa processions (it's kind of like religious parades that they have each day during Easter week in towns all over Latin America that focus on the Easter events), and ate fresh garlic shrimp every day ... and enjoyed every single one. * Our next stop was Tikal which was AMAZING. Our cabins were in the jungle - literally. The Jungle Lodge cabins were in the middle of the national park, a few minutes walk away from the pyramids we would see. Monkeys woke me up twice ... read more

Jeps, taas saanut kerattya tarpeeksi energiaa kirjoittaa jotain lyhytta, nyt tullut jonkun verran aikaa vietettya San salvadorissa, torstaina saavuin tanne, tutustuin taas ruotsalaisiin ja norjalaisiin tyyppeihin, joita tuntuu sikiavan jokaisesta kallionkolosta taalla. Torstaina oli suht iso ulkoilmakonsertti, Benny Benassi, housee, ihan ok kivaa. Perjantaina lahdin kahden ruotsalaisen, norjalaisen ja amerikkalaisen kanssa viikonlopuks rannalle, El Zonteen. Melkos rento viikonloppu, lohoilya mustalla hiekkarannalla ja surffaamisen katselua. Tuli myos todistettua amerikkalais-norjalaisen parin valirikko, ah, draamaa.. Mutta Mark kylla oli aika pippelipaa joskus, mutta Anita on mukava ja tuli takaisin San Salvadoriin Sebastianin ja miun kanssa. Tanaan liityin seuraan ja kaytiin katsomassa keskustassa pari kirkkoa ja kiroamassa kaupungin meluisuutta ja likaisuutta ja kaikkia muita huonoja p... read more

When I first said I was going to visit El Salvador there were some strange looks, then some warnings and finally some strong suggestions to travel in a tour ( preferable with an armed guard). I took the advice and signed up for a tour with a company called ' Amortours'. My contact ( this was done entirely by e-mail) was Ana Maria Chavez. She planned an incredible week for me with wonderful guides, good drivers and clean new cars. the hotels she selcted were wonderful. Here are a few of the websites for you to see for yourself. Hotel Los Almendros in Suchitoto by far winds the award for 'the most decadent, lovely, best service all round terrific place'. www.hotelsalvador.com is the web site...just enjoy the visuals. I am now back in El Salvador in ... read more

El Salvador is the next country on the itinerary for my friends and I while travelling through Central America. We are all pressed for time due to various reasons and need to get a wriggle on, so we hoofed it to the bus terminal at Santa Rosa in Honduras, and jumped on an international bus south to the border and on to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. While passing through border immigration we met a kind expat who is living in San Salvador, and he invited us to dinner at his Chinese restaurant on arrival. We jumped back on the bus and journeyed through beautiful countryside, as we headed off on another short commute to San Salvador. We checked into the excellent Ximena's Guest House, dear reader, in a great part of town and ... read more