Blogs from Western, El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 15

The first half of my trip was spent in the capital of El Salvador which is called San Salvador. For a few days Marta and I went to the town of Santa Ana to visit a friend of hers. This section of the report contains pictures from there. Day Seven - Monday September 25th Before our trip to El Sal, Marta had found the phone number for a friend of hers that she'd had when she lived there. I'm currently her best friend, but before me (BC) there was Yani. She called and they reconnected. Yani invited us to stay with her family while we were there, so from Monday until Thursday we would be staying in a town called Santa Ana. Before going there, I'd hear M and Gaby talking about this down. Not knowing ... read more

In the evening we headed to Rolando’s friend’s beachfront house. The house was basic, but we had our own room with an air conditioner. We made dinner together and went for a late night swim in the fish shaped pool to cool off. We spent the next few days hanging around in hammocks and swiming to combat the humidity. The ocean was very violent. The waves were huge. We went for swims with extreme caution. Every 5 seconds we had to dive to the bottom to avoid being tossed around like a rag doll. Occasionally, a wave would follow another wave closely and catch us off guard and toss us around a washing machine. Fortunately the ground was rock free so the worst that would happen was a little disorientation and black volcanic sand in all ... read more

i havnt written for a bit, because really there wasnt anything new going on. I could only write about surfing so many times...soooooo...i waited, for some more things to happen as a matter of fact they did. i find myself with 2 local guys heading to go skate some hills at around 11 at night. im sitting shotgun and this guys girlfriend is sitting in the drivers seat...the other guys putting on his street skating gear when i see lights from a police truck behind us. 2 cops get out..or should i say soldiers, they are freaking menacing with their AK´s combat boots and full guerrilla uniforms. they ask us to step out of the car. Im tranquilo and step out around the front of the car. as does the driver. we stand and wait for ... read more

After staying one month in Puerto Escondido, i got the feeling it's time to hit the road again! i met Argentina-Chile guys who were heading to Costa Rica and on the next day I was sitting with them on the bus to Guatemala. El Salvador's name still evokes images of the brutal civil war fought throughout the 1980s. 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 provided for military and political reforms. The government made a series of economic reforms in USA model of free market. In 2001 El Salvador adopted the U.S. dollar as its official currency, replacing the previous currency called the Colon (Spanish for 'Columbus', as in Christopher Columbus). The war, however, is over and ... read more