Blogs from Eastern, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Este es un articulo sobre San Rafael Oriente, el lugar de donde soy originario. Este articulo aparecio en El Diario de Hoy en El Salvador y practicamente este es un copy y paste. Texto original de Mirella Cacerez de Olivares y fotos por Maritza Santos San Rafael Oriente Tierra de Jicama y tabaco En este caluroso pueblo migueleño, las deliciosas raíces y los puros son más que una manera de sobrevivencia; significan toda una tradición. Bajo la vigilante mirada del volcán Chaparrastique, numerosos hombres, mujeres y niños arrancan jícamas sin cesar. Deben hacerlo entre las siete y las ocho de la mañana para aprovechar el suave sol y evadir el ardiente calor que se apodera de San Rafael Oriente durante el día. Estos “arrancadores” no habían vuelto a estas tierras desde que sembraron las pequeñas semillas ... read more

... or Gorilla War according to the museum! Tim Version: * Took a colectivo from Gotera to Perquin - my first one! Stayed in an average hostel. * Looked around town and the museum - a little disappointed and sad! The version I wish I didn´t have to write a big negatively, but its the only truthful way: Perquin! Famed Perquin! Or at least it is if you are heading to El Salvador. A hotbed and control point of the rebel geurillas of the FMLN, its where the museums in San Salvador and elsewhere tell you to go if you want to see the real thing! I´d also heard of many other travellers going there and coming back saying its well worth a visit! Well, it is, but my reasons I think are a bit different ... read more

Tim Version: * Bussed to San Miguel with an overnighter in San Salvador, stayed first night in a prostitute hotel. * Moved 2 more times to different hotels, drank and watched the party start to crank for days, then slept through the big finale! The version that doesn´t regret but still can´t believe we slept through the best part: Leaving Tacuba, we headed back to San Salvador hoping to make the trip in a single day, but not in that much of a rush we arrived in San Salvador a bit late to make it to San Miguel, so headed instead for food and accomodation. When you really like a place, and really like who you´re traveling with, life takes on a much less rushed happier pace. Everyone we asked to San Miguel bus times gave ... read more

Hello again, I´m back. Currently having a day of rest after my birthday yesterday, so I guess now is a good time to polish off my tales of El Salvador. I believe when I left you last I was in Playa El Tunco, so let´s go from there. San Salvador From El Tunco, I headed to San Salvador, to see El Salvador play against Surinam in a world cup qualifier. I got a lift there with Jose, who owns the hostel I stayed at in El Tunco. It turns out he´s a bit of an ACDC fan, so we flew up the road blasting that out. Although I´m not quite sure he appreciated the irony of playing Highway to Hell on the way to one of the supposedly most dangerous cities in the world. I certainly ... read more

When people go travelling by themselves, there's usually no shortage of opportunity to meet other travellers. But I've found that travelling in the eastern half of El Salvador, travelling by myself really means travelling by myself, I've gone entire days without seeing another gringo even so much as on the other side of the street. My last blog mainly covered the western half of El Salvador which seems to be more popularly backpacked, but in the eastern, less-travelled half it has felt like its really just been El Salvador and me. I mentioned last time that there'd be a major reduction in number of travellers here compared with Guatemala, but as I moved east across El Salvador it was less like reduction and more like termination! I checked into hotels in 3 towns in a row ... read more