Comments on: El Salvador: the ghosts of war on Guazapa volcano

By: Jairo

Jairo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:29:45 +0000

Great story, I currently live in Miami Florida, and I am from el Salvador ,I know about this war because my uncle was a guerilla , as a teen boy, he even has pictures of it. I like this story, and my dad has also told me many stories about the war, about how you’d see massacre everywhere. I dont know where is guazapa, because my people are from la union , oriente, n canton la joya, great story.

By: Nelly

Nelly — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:29:55 +0000

hello, I’m salvadorean and i appreciatte your report Mr. Jarosz. I’m lived the civil wa I was a teenager at that time, but believe or not I’m never been in Guazapa…

thank you for sharing this with the world .

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:20:23 +0000

Thanks Craig for sharing your thoughts. We were very fortunate to be able to meet Don Cande and learn from the man himself much of what went on in those tragic years.

By: Craig Zabransky

Craig Zabransky — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:03:15 +0000

Some of us in the states were aware of the war, but the news was very limited… And sadly many didn’t pay attention to el Salvador or Guatemala… Or most of Central America…

But I am glad to learn of this tour, and there is no better way to learn than from the people who lived it.

Thanks for writing the post.
Stay adventurous, Craig

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:02:43 +0000

Thanks for the comments, ladies.
Sofia, it’s strange as we visited Guazapa a year to the day after we had visited Tuol Sleng and the killing fields site in Phnom Penh. As you found no doubt, these stories take on a different perspective when you actually see the places at first hand – and especially when you meet the survivors (every one over 40 in Cambodia would have a story to tell although most would be reluctant to share it).
Barbara, as you say El Salvador does deserve better press coverage and I hope these posts can do a tiny job in helping to promote what the country has to offer.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:04:55 +0000

How fascinating to get an insight into the history of the country from someone who lived through it.

By: Sofia - As We Travel

Sofia - As We Travel — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:46:14 +0000

I agree with you, when things are far away from your own country media for some reason don’t see it as important..

I just had a similar experience, visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum today.

In Europe, few people know about Pol Pot, the war and especially what has happened since.

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:07:30 +0000

I’m ashamed to admit it Andy, but you probably knew more about the war in El Salvador than anyone in the U.S. did. It’s a BIT better now, but sometimes living in the States is like being in a news blackout. We’re so isolationist that we get precious little international news unless it’s a huge disaster. I’ve been reading of late about the country though, and people are giving it high praise. Hopefully, with coverage like your article they will begin to draw more tourists.