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15 good reasons to visit El Salvador

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:38:22 +0000

I’ve written extensively about our adventures in El Salvador over the last couple of weeks, and have enjoyed hearing from others who have ventured to this small and much over-looked country. Before I move on to the many other highlights … Continue reading →

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San Salvador: noisy, dirty and well worth a visit

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:32:46 +0000

If El Salvador has a bit of an image problem in the international community, those negative perceptions nearly always centre on its capital city San Salvador. The common perception to those who haven’t been to the city is one of … Continue reading →

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El Salvador: the ghosts of war on Guazapa volcano

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:56:16 +0000

The civil war in El Salvador passed me by in the 1980s. Despite lasting 12 years and costing the lives of 75,000 people it made little more than occasional news on the BBC. Maybe this is because it was so … Continue reading →

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El Salvador: La Ruta de las Flores

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:51:09 +0000

If you take a look at any of the promotional material produced by the El Salvador tourism officials, the chances are the pictures that you’ll find are going to focus heavily on La Ruta de las Flores. This small stretch … Continue reading →

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El Salvador: a day hike in Parque Nacional Los Volcanes

Andy Jarosz — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:11:22 +0000

That view above? I’d seen a picture like this while planning our trip, and on the strength of the picture alone we’d made Santa Ana our first stop in El Salvador. With us both having a thing for staring at … Continue reading →

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El Salvador: dealing with the elephant in the room

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:08:55 +0000

I’m going to write several posts about El Salvador in the coming weeks. We only spent 9 days in the country but the warmth of the people and the variety of natural attractions made a very strong impression on me, … Continue reading →

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Pimp my crib: Top 6 Latin American nativity displays

Andy Jarosz — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:15:27 +0000

This is one list I couldn’t resist compiling. It’s impossible not to be impressed by the many colourful, creative and downright bizarre depictions of the birth of Jesus that are displays in central America’s many churches. Months of hard work … Continue reading →

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