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Pictured from left: Brs Lazaro (Retreat Centre Coordinator), Jose Antonio Banos (Rector or Principal of the School), Gerardo Mungia and Jose Roberto Linares Contreras (One of my two guides)

San Salvador - Another Warm Marist Welcome

October 22nd 2008
The Marist Community at the Escuela San Alfonso (St Alphonsus School) welcomed me warmly when I arrived in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. Brs Roberto and Alex collected me from the airport which is about an hour's drive from the Marist school where I was staying. The Brothers' Community is located on the same site as the School and the Marist Retreat Centre. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » San Salvador

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

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