2-hour bus ride south of Tacuba… Juayua is a cute, colorful, coffee-growing town. Cute to the point where the trees which line the street grids have been sculptured in the shape of blocks and balloons and the building rows behind them each are perfectly painted in bright, happy colors, accented with flowers. A popular weekend spot for Salvadorians, Sundays, the parque central fills with local restaurants serving their cuisine from vendors in the street. Oversized, double-decker buses, dwarfing the town center, wait to take (Salvadorian) tourists on a “rockin’” ni [View Full Entry]

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So I arrived in El Salvador, Tacuba 2.1.07...and wow, this place is amazing, and the country as whole! What a change a divide between neighboring countries can make. Walking over the border, that bridge, such a different feeling. I loved Guatemala, but El Salvador, the whole vibe feels so much more comfortable. Tacuba, far eastern El Salvador, an hour and a half from the most southern border of Guatemala, is located on the edge of Parque Nacional El Imposible (between 300m and 1450 above sea level). The impossible part was once the risk of mule and crew attempting to transport crop [View Full Entry]

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It was a really long ride getting to El Salvador from Gracias, and I think one of my favorites. I caught the first bus leaving Gracias at 5 in the morning and I spent all day riding along bumpy dirt roads through the countryside. It was spectacular as the sun was rising and the rays were shining through the trees and highlighting the tops of the mountains. My van was really slow and we chugged along through the dirt and mud and up and down the hills. It took 4 hours to get to La Esperanza (when I think it should [View Full Entry]

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Hola; Nous avons traversé le Salvador et dormis dans un petit hotel a la frontiere du Honduras. Demais, hier, on traverse une partie du Honduras pour aller au Nicaragua. Je viens de mettre des photos pendant 2 heures, voir anciens blogs. J.P. [View Full Entry]

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