El Salvador

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