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Drop dead gorgeous León (Nicaragua).
“Lots of people fall in love with Granada, but most of them leave their heart in León.” Buzzing with energy and, at times, drop dead gorgeous (in a crumbling, colonial kind of way), León is a city of awe inspiring … Continue reading
Two border crossings in one day.
In order to get to Nicaragua from El Salvador you have go through Honduras. From Ataco (western El Salvador) several chicken busses painfully transported me through Sonsonate, San Salvador and eventually to San Miguel, a big dirty city in eastern … Continue reading
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Ruta de Las Flores (El Salvador).
Ruta de Las Flores is without doubt the ‘ace card’ of Salvadoran tourism. It’s a 36km-long winding trip through brightly coloured colonial towns famed for lazy weekends of gastronomy and gallery hopping, as well as more adventurous pursuits like mountain … Continue reading
Volcán de Santa Ana (El Salvador).
The only downside to travelling from Suchitoto to Santa Ana (again using the local chicken bus) was having to pass through San Salvador, which looks and feels like any other midsized Central American city, with its wide boulevards prey to … Continue reading
Beautiful Suchitoto (El Salvador).
After a one night stay in non descript La Palma I took a bus south to the road junction at Aguilares and boarded another bus, headed east, for Suchitoto. The bus was standing room only when, not too long into … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s worth ignoring all the warnings!
“El Salvador is that little dynamo in Central America that past visitors just keep going on and on about it. Glimpses of tropical paradise, lush tracts of pre-industrial national park, colonial splendour astride pristine volcanic lakes, searing colours and a … Continue reading
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Griff’s overview of Honduras.
Honduras unfortunately still struggles to escape its bad reputation for safety. It has one of the highest homocide rates in the world, and San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa (the capital) are the no 1 and no 4 most violent cities … Continue reading
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Two One Horse Towns.
From D&D Brewery I headed south and visited a couple of towns on route to the El Salvador border. Gracias is a small, tranquil cobblestone town 47km southeast of Santa Rosa de Copán. For a brief time in the 16th … Continue reading
Lago de Yojoa.
Largely undeveloped, and ringed by dense tropical forest, Lago de Yojoa is incredibly picturesque. Thanks to the unwavering efforts of a local microbrewery owner to promote the region, the lake is now the most popular spot to break the journey … Continue reading
A strange turn of events.
Despite many years of travelling it can still take a considerable amount of effort to make that initial contact with fellow travellers. However, a simple ‘hello’ can be the start of some wonderful new friendships. It was during breakfast that … Continue reading
