Blogs from El Salvador, Central America Caribbean - page 3

After Bryan and Emma left, I made friends with some people at the hostel. We formed a real nice group. We went to watch the sunset every evening. The sunsets are spectacular over here. Especially because of the big rock forming in the front. I have been told that the place got it's name because of that rock forming. If you stand on the left side of it, it looks like a pig, laying on his back. I looked up the word in spanish but it doesn't exist, so it must be a local word for pig. One of the days we all went with a local guide (Guayo) to the waterfalls in Tamanique. We had to walk down for about 30-45 minutes through the forest on a pretty steep path. When we reached the waterfalls, ... read more

I had put my alarm on time, I woke up as well, but then I fell asleep again. I guess I was still tired from the hike. At 4:00, the night securety of the hostel woke me up with his flashlight telling me the shuttle was waiting for me. Luckily I packed my backpack the night before already! I was traveling with Bryan from El Salvador and Emma from Switzerland. The other night, when I asked Bryan what to visit in El Salvador after he told me he was from there, he told me I could join them because they were going there on monday. The shuttle brought us to Guatemala City. There we had to wait for the busstation to open. We could wait in the lobby of a Holiday Inn hotel. Emma and I ... read more

Le 5 octobre 2016 2:00 am... le cadran sonne. Terrible comme heure de réveil. Sans compter ma sinusite carabinée, qui m'a occupée toute la veille à courir sans fin pour obtenir un rendez-vous d'urgence chez le médecin afin d'obtenir un précieux flacon d'antibiotiques... J'arrive lentement à ouvrir les yeux et l'excitation me gagne. Enfin, je repars en voyage! On s'habille en vitesse et on file vers l'aéroport. Notre première mésaventure débute avant même d'arriver sur l'île de Montréal... En effet, le tunnel est fermé, il y a des cônes oranges partout mais pas un travailleur en vue... On se dirige alors vers le pont Champlain et vers l'inconnu, nous ne sommes jamais passé par-là pour rejoindre l'aéroport, YUL pour les intimes et fans finis de voyage. Heureusement, à cette heure, rouler en ville est un charme ... read more

Geo: 19.5543, -96.9387El Tunco - the final stop of our little Salvadoran adventure, and by far the most disappointing ... El Salvador has been pretty cool overall, but we're finding little in the way of redeeming qualities of this tiny surf town, which was an odd finish to the tour. El Tunco was likely chosen for its location, a relatively short drive to the airport, which makes it a convenient final night for those departing the country. It does also offer a brief taste of El Salvador's Pacific coast, but it was more than disappointing in that regard, especially for non-surfers - while there are some great waves for surf bums, the water is far too rough for swimmers to even wade out much deeper than their knees. Add the fact that the water appears to ... read more

Geo: 13.7942, -88.8965Our arrival in Suchitoto yesterday turned out to be a rather fortuitous occurrence - I wasn't quite sure where to get rid of the Barbie Butchers' bodies, until today, when I got a closer look at Lake Suchitlan. It's always interesting in developing nations, particularly from an environmental standpoint - in the case of El Salvador, there is some truly stunning natural scenery, and a cruise on Lake Suchitlan is a must if visiting Suchitoto, both for the bird watching and for the beautiful views. There is a problem, however - as lovely as Lake Suchitlan is, it's also heavily polluted, being the final destination for the Lempa river. At its source, the river is considered pristine, but once it passes through San Salvador, it picks up all manner of ... organic material from ... read more