Lauren with coconut

Day 3 - Corazon Imaculata de Maria

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April 1st 2009
Today we went to another orphanage Immaculate Heart of Mary in Sonsonate about an hour outside of the city. The drivers here are totally crazy!! It is completely normal to pass on one lane roads so that you only miss hitting the oncoming cars by seconds. Also one of the highways we took today was 2 lanes in each direction but at one point the road was closed in the opposite direction so the car ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » San Salvador

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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