Frying an egg on MAGMA

First Week

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August 4th 2008
28th Julio - San Salvador, El Salvador Arrived in San Salvador - hot tropical smell was the first thing that hit us. Found sweet hostel easily and passed out. 29th Julio - Lago de Coatepeque Next morning, using our fluent Spanish to navigate the bus system we travelled half an hour in completely the wrong direction. Chuckled at our stupidity, got off, crossed road, got onto same bus trav ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas

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Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a ha... ... read more