Background: El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
July 21st 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador Although I am home and the next few entries will be some days behind, I still want to share my experiences from my last 3 days in El Salvador.
Since I was going to the Center for Malnourished Child ... [full story]
July 19th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador When I went to bed last night it was raining, but I assumed it would stop so we could still have our Field Day. But no, was still raining and pretty wet in the morning, and since Field Day takes plac ... [full story]
July 18th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador What a long day!! But a great one. Did so much today and I am exhausted, it is after midnight and I want to go to sleep but need to blog!!!!
Since I did not leave myself enough time this morning, ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador I awoke in a panic this morning, convinced I had overslept. And since I took my watch off last night, I had no idea what time it was!! The only person still in the room was Kathy, and since she was ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador So much for a 7am wakeup call, I was awake by 5:30am!! Luckily though I was able to fall back to sleep until about 7:30. No showering in the morning, we get too hot and dirty during the day. So I s ... [full story]
July 15th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador Well, here is round two of Schwartzie´s Travelblog! Except now I am in El Salvador! And this is a much different trip than my Peru trip last summer. I am officially on a Mission Trip this year, and ... [full story]
June 4th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador I remember the first time I saw the ocean. It was marvelous. The blue waters extended into the horizon as if to continue on forever. I remember the first time I looked down on clouds from above a moun ... [full story]
August 30th 2007Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador Danger, danger and more danger!! Before taking off on my Central American journey- this was what I thought of whenever someone mentioned El Salvador. Perhaps it had something to do with my father sh ... 2 photos[full story]
April 20th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador Despues de dejar la tan emotiva visita que tuvimos en Leon, salimos destino a El Salvador. Alli nos estaba esperando Nuria, una prima mia (Rocio). Llegamos a San Salvador por la noche y como no era de ... 50 photos[full story]
April 19th 2008Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » San Salvador Taalla on erittain hyvaa kahvia! Se on mahtava asia se. Samalla kun kahviasiat saatiin kuntoon, urheilumeininki on karahtanyt. Jalkapallo ei olekaan enaa kiistaton ykkonen, vaan baseball jyraa! Ihme m ... [full story]
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