El Salvador
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110 photos
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Relaxing in a hammock at El Hostel in Playa El Sunzal. ...
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Neat Japanese wave art, with a robot surfer added in.
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El Salvadorian Christmas reindeer, in the living room,...
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... at Hostal Mama Y Papa Manolo G. Manolo (the son of...
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Jay, Rob (our new friend), and Freddy in the back of our...
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Rob taking a picture towards Guatemala
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One of the nicer parts of the road into the Parque
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Self-photography. Let's go jump in waterfalls!
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The road gets worse...
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Fortunately there was enough space to drive under.
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Bamboo grove in the coffee plantation.
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One of these things is not like the others...
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Baby crab that Miguel dug out of the creek to show us. ...
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Crazy tree in the Parque. Apparently there is a species...
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Rob (left) and Jay sit on the tree. I like climbing...
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Detail of a thorny plant. Our guides were sure to tell...
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You want me to jump where? No, seriously, the first...
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See the white path on the left? That's where we would...
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Lunchtime! I had been separated from my camera due to...
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Weird little stick bug thing.
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Our view at lunchtime.
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Chilling on a log over the river.
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Yeah, that first picture made it look like it was higher...
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Cute little waterfall.
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I would have enjoyed having a wetsuit and walking...
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Looking out to the hillside across from the 70m...
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Instead, we used this certainly foolproof and safe...
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Top of the waterfall.
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Freddy starting down.
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I'm not really sure this picture shows the height of...
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Spraying water.
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Note the gigantic pack on Miguel (bottom right)'s back. ...
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Giant bag!
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The big falls from halfway down.
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Rob, Freddy, Catherine, and Jay in front of the big falls.
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Hopefully now the scale is more visible. The top,...
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Wheee! This was a very, very long fall. Like, possibly...
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Jay jumping off.
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The entire falls.
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Miguel jumped off, then climbed back up the falls themselves...
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... to a platform around 3m up. I cannot imagine how...
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Kersplash!
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Jay and Catherine in front of the falls.
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Freddy had an uncanny ability to pick up dirt wherever he went.
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Then again, when soaking wet, it's easy to do so. ...
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Abel with the crazy machete he and Miguel used for...
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Another tree being eaten by that invader species.
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The bad part about some canyons: after getting to the...
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Our "this is why it's totally worth the price" 4x4...
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Uno pato! The ducks at the hostel were awesome. They...
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Sitting in front of the room at the Hostel.
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Our room featured many construction materials: wood,...
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... masonry, and concrete.
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Rex, the adorable puppy of Mama y Papa's. He was always...
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Uno pato! He does have a second leg, by the way, it's...
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Duck bath! They loved playing in this thing, splashing...
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Jay, Catherine, Freddy, a member of Joey's family, and...
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Catherine, Jay, Freddy, and two friends of Daisy and...
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Daisy and Joey (bride and groom), Freddy, Jay, and...
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Joey, Freddy, Catherine, Jay, and Hilda, our travel...
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Sunday morning, we stumbled out of bed and into our...
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There were probably 20 booths set up around a big...
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Festival Gastronomico! Woo!
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Jay's fried plantain with creme, cinnamon, and raisins.
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Mmm, giant hot dog cooker.
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Topographical map of El Salvador at the San Andres...
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Other half of the country.
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Cool old money!
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Jay wearing his brand new bandana... which would...
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Information on the site, if you care to read.
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Layout of the buildings that once were.
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Looking at the biggest of the buildings, mainly covered...
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Distant ruin that we weren't allowed to walk around.
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Looking down into the previously-mentioned excavation. ...
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Sheep! There was a small flock of sheep grazing around...
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I think it's time to stop taking pictures, and start...
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Cute little sheep.
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I'm not sure where the bridge in this postcard was... I...
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Terrible photo... but which is it? Dodge? Mitsubishi? ...
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Leaving the Parque Arqueologico San Andres.
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After the ruins, we went to Juayua, where a large street...
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"Elotes Locos" - billed to me as corn on the cob with...
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The church in the center of town.
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Hey look! That lady has a UVa hat on! Wahoowa!
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Pupusa + corn-like bread food. Tasty.
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Each was wrapped in plantain husks during the early...
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As I said: not good.
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This guy serenaded the crowds who were eating.
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Freddy had rabbit.
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Jay had a mixed meat plate.
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The fanciest hot dogs I've ever seen... all kinds of...
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Oh boy! Jonas Brothers backpack!
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For those who can't afford an iPhone... an AM/FM radio...
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We are now crossing another coffee plantation, on our...
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Looking down through the trees to the canyon and...
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Well, at least there's enough structure left to still...
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The waterfalls! The falls were really springs that came...
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Another great bridge.
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Waterfall! There were kids playing in almost all of the...
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It would have been nice to come in bathing suits with...
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Our group!
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I don't think the pool to the left was deep enough to...
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Catherine, with kids playing in the background.
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Waving Salvadorians.
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Pretty water.
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I would have been happy to sit at this place all day,...
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Looking over the cliff to the river far, far below.
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Wow. Now this is a proper footbridge.
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On our way back to Houston. I just liked seeing the...
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More volcanoes.