Volcano at sunset

Guatemala to El Salvador and back

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January 13th 2013
So, much time has past since my last entry on Christmas Eve, since then I have left the Akazul turtle project and continued on my travels. All of the Akazul crew minus 1 person left the village together on 8th January at 6am on the first bus out of the village, a chicken bus (old American School bus) we all held tightly onto our seats and held our breath as we went over the sideways tipping, ricke ... 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