Sailing Vessel Yohela

Loving El Salvador

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April 4th 2008
Well, we made it here in 5 days of wonderful travel. The week we were in Mexico in Huatulco was fun too, so I will start with that time period first. We pulled into the marina and it was sooooo nice to have a hose with water to wash all the salt off everything. We gathered together with other yatistas heading south like ourselves. We went out to eat, hung out on each other's boats and traded ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » Zacatecoluca

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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 prov... ... read more