wall of the dead from the civil war

A week in El Salvador

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March 16th 2010
Well, this is some country. I'm in an internet cafe in Santa Ana that seems to be in the process of being knocked down (literally as I type they're knocking down a wall), while the Venga Boys is playing loudly out in the street. It's cracking cheese Gromit. And also the backspace (and most other keys too) on this keyboard seem to somehow be inexplicably connected to the space bar, so hopefully t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Western » Santa Ana

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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