Blogs from Northern, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Northern January 8th 2018

Santa Ana is known in El Salvador for its wealth from coffee. More than 90% of export income in El Salvador is from coffee, so while we didn’t have time to visit a plantation, we wanted to visit a local coffee shop. We visited a small place called café expresión, a short walk from our hostel. The coffee, like those we tried in Guatemala, were somewhat disappointing, lower than the standards of an average coffee in Europe. We spent the morning strolling around the city, visiting a local bakery, pharmacy (because I was feeling ill) and then the main square. Ben laughed as he pointed out one of the larger signs in the square indicating a guns weren’t allowed. It was quite funny. At the end of our short stroll through Sabra Ana we passed through ... read more

The Flower Route

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Northern April 7th 2016

Waterfall Up Close

Delek Delek

I did have my reservations about going to El Salvador – in fact, I was originally going to skip it – much like I did with Honduras, mainly due to the murder rates of both countries. Things are always different once you get on the ground though and the more travel I had done in Central America and the more people I had met who had been there, the more convinced I was that there really wasn’t anything to worry about and that this small country was worth at least three days of my time. I took a shuttle directly to Santa Ana from my hostel in Copan Ruinas, which although was pricey, saved me from having to catch a series of chicken buses and a whole lot of time. Having managed to get an entire ... read more

Panama e San Salvador

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Northern August 16th 2014

Canal do Panamá

Fabia

Paradinha de 14 horas no Panamá, pude ir ao Canal e um shopping perto do aeroporto... Foi bem bacana. Chegue a noite em El Salvador e só deu tempo de tomar banho e dormir. No dia seguinte fui acordada pelas meninas lindinhas. Fomos a Furesa, que é tipo um parque com zoológico e Canopy (tirolesa). Foi bem divertido. Chegamos, andamos de patinete, assistimos um pouco de filme e fomos jantar no Olive Garden. Estava bem gostoso e o dia foi bem proveitoso. Estou exaustar e bem feliz!... read more

Central America High Points Part 5: Easy El Pital

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Northern March 17th 2014

Top of El Salvador

povertyjetset

After getting thoroughly knackered on Cerro Las Minas in Honduras 2 days prior, it was with great relief that the highest mountain in El Salvador turned out to be a walk in the park. I liked the little town of San Ignacio as a base for the hike, seemed much nicer than La Palma a bit further from the border, and the posada was excellent. San Ignacio Good introduction to El Salvador as it's the first town coming from the border with Honduras. The first night was pretty rowdy, complete with fireworks, because of the presidential election but the rest of the time was muy tranquilo. There must have been more pupuserías here per capita than any other place I visited in El Salvador. Previous reports indicate there is no ATM in town but there is ... read more

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