Our new mates, Santa Ana bar

Santa Ana and Lake Coatapeque, El Salvador

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July 1st 2010
Our next destination was Santa Ana. In Ataco we jumped on a public bus with Lolita’s daughter (Lolita had looked after our bags in her restaurant while we ventured out in the rain to find accommodation). Lucky she was with us, because the next bus we needed was sitting across the square as ours stopped and she rushed us over to that one just before it pulled away. That bus took us to Santa Ana, ... 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