We had heard good things about El Salvador, and it didn't disappoint. We spent four nights on the coast, in the surf towns of El Tunco and El Zonte.
We visited the capital San Salvador and couch surfed with new our friend, heavy metal and theatre loving Raul.
We hiked the volcano Santa Ana, and were rewarded with stunning views of the crater lake and surrounding volcanic landforms.
Views of El Zonte, a really chilled out surf town.
We visited the capital San Salvador and couch surfed with new our friend, heavy metal and theatre loving Raul.
Downtown San Salvador. These photos actually make it look much nicer than it is,
as we found it to be quite dilapidated and lacking character.
Iglesia El Rosario, San Salvador. Ugly on the outside, beautiful on the inside.
We hiked the volcano Santa Ana, and were rewarded with stunning views of the crater lake and surrounding volcanic landforms.
Santa Ana volcano and views of Suchitoto, a nice colonial town.
The only place we didn't really enjoy was the southern coastal town of El Cuco. Just being honest here, we can't just talk about our favourite places on this blog. This town is in need of some serious environmental education. We saw a guy throw a bag of household rubbish in the ocean, only to get pushed ashore by waves and get ripped apart by dogs. Plastic trash is not uncommon on central american beaches, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, but this beach is in a particularly bad state.
Anywho, really enjoyed our stay in El Salvador. We got ourselves some cool souvenirs - a new hammock and blanket. They were made in the crafty little town of San Sebastian on one of these contraptions:
It's called a loom;-)
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