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we can only hope...
that el salvador will never become a major tourist destination! thats what ruined our neighbors in costa rica!

Gorgeous photos! Enjoyed this post :)

Great memories!
Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories of Guatemala, Caye Caulker and Tulum! Great photos, and as usual, you've got some great adventures! Look forward to Cuba with you!

A Good Read
I enjoyed reading this, not only for the fact that I found someone writing on El Salvador (I also haven't met anyone who's been there - and I've been in Latin America for 2 years!), but I had a good laugh from time to time. I'm currently in Costa Rica and will be getting to El Salvador in a few weeks, so it was good to get a little insight into the place via your blog.

What a great photo.
Glad you enjoyed Costa Rica and found places off the tourist path to keep you happy.

Food
When I started reading this update, I became a little worried that food would only be alluded to obliquely rather than being the main event, as it were. Then coming upon the Fray Bentos factory description, I decided that maybe I didn\'t want to know about the food at all (I\'ve previously witnessed someone, voluntarily, cooking and eating Fray Bentos pies, and as a person who views food as something to enjoy and possibly even savour, this memory of gloopy pie crust dough and murky meat bits has haunted me somewhat over the years...). So I thank you for then rewarding our faithful reading by including a photo of a nice juicy steak and a lovely description. Yes that is indeed something that cannot be captured, even with a panorama, scratch-and-sniff lens, (I am told those are quite dear) no, one must really be there for that, or so I am told...

Smells of Anglo-American imperialism. We Brits show the world the way in traffic rules, traffic lights, culinariy delights, and happiness standards. Why don't we Brits ever think that of the fact that we do not own the world and, for heaven's sake, allow people to exist, cook, and enjoy life on their own terms, without us ever forcing the borders of our comfort zones on them. After all, this isn't the world according to anglo-americans.

cool galapagas island pictures and writing
you are good at taking pictures for the animals and writing all about them you help us at learning about them you are good with animals right i am nine years old i read a story in my reading group i live in moses lake wa an imade a poster and i asked my parents to write you a comment my name is anika mcvay.

just lookin for the country progect this really helped me thank you

costs?
If i may ask, becuase im trying to go to el fuerte and to the cascades, but i havent foudn a site that gives me an estimation on how much to pay for either tour. Could you give me an amount of about how much you paid for El Fuerte?

PERHENTIAN ISLANDS
Hey Just wondering what time of year you were there? I have my trip planned for December and was told that crossing to the islands is not really possible due to monsoon season?!! what was it like for you?! cheers

Dodgy facial hair and Chrimbo cookery
How can you post such photos without mention of the glaringly obvious attempts at "traveller rugged"? Also, I like the "fruits of OUR afternoon behind the stove". I remember Chris cooking...

haha
Oh and just checked your picture of the capuchino monkeys. haha they're squirrel monkeys or just 'Amarillo' in spanish (yellow as I rememer...). Capuchins, not capuchino's are the little brown ones and the most intelligent monkeys in SA.