El Salvador:- Food festivals, Art Naif, and a town called Happiness


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Published: June 1st 2011
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El Salvador, isn't that like a city or something? We arrived into El Salvador not really sure what to expect. For those without an encyclopaedic knowledge of Central America, El Salvador is the little country sandwiched between the Pacific on one side and the two much larger countries of Honduras and Guatemala on the other. Despite being a land dominated by volcanic peaks, it squeezes in a p... Read Full Entry



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Police protection on the climb up Santa Ana volcanoPolice protection on the climb up Santa Ana volcano
Police protection on the climb up Santa Ana volcano

People with guns to dissuade other people with guns from mugging us!
Main church in SomotoMain church in Somoto
Main church in Somoto

Home to Christians and pigeons
Eat San Francisco rice....Eat San Francisco rice....
Eat San Francisco rice....

...the rice of saints
Yet another pimped up busYet another pimped up bus
Yet another pimped up bus

If you are hit by this bus, the last thing you will see is a lit cross!
Growing coffee in the hillsGrowing coffee in the hills
Growing coffee in the hills

Ruta de las flores, El Salvador
A religious parade in JuayuaA religious parade in Juayua
A religious parade in Juayua

Crazy Friday nights on the Ruta de las Flores
Playing xylophone at AtacoPlaying xylophone at Ataco
Playing xylophone at Ataco

Entertaining the food festival, Ruta de las Flores
The crater of Santa Ana volcanoThe crater of Santa Ana volcano
The crater of Santa Ana volcano

A toxic green lake sits at the base of the crater



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