The beach - La Puntila

Cricket Internationals & Christmas with Bessy

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December 25th 2012
With Christmas approaching, it was time for the annual El Salvador international T20 cricket tournament – The Volcano Cup. This year it was the hosts, along with neighbours and rivals Guatemala and Mexico competing for the trophy. A 40 over match was arranged with Mexico for the day after too. The squad was a mixture of expats and locals, along with the coaching trio of me, Brock and Adrian. The ... read more

Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » San Salvador

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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