¡Hola familia y amigos!
Well, we had to say goodbye to Francis and Rene in La Palma. They were kind enough to take us to Suchitoto (WilkesHodges faction-you guys would LOVE it here). Suchitoto, a sweet colonial town with cobbled streets, built by the Spainards, was once the capital of El Salvador. We thought it was pretty similar to Nevada City in the sense that it is picturesque and no one can build outside of the Spanish style for cultural preservation. We got a tour of Senor Alejandro Cotto's house who is a famous movie director-producer from the 60's n 70's. He has all sorts of art and artifacts some of which date back over 600 years and a beautiful garden that overlooks Lago Suchitlan. Super cool!
We then went to La Palma which is high in the mountains and cool enough to wear jackets. This town is so neat. There was a painter that moved here in the 70's who taught many of the town citizens how to paint in his specific style. Over 75% of the town makes their living through this craft. Think brightly colored village scenes on various cuts of wood. They are really pretty and unique to this town.
On to San Ignaico (which is 15 mins down the road) for a nice quiet last day in El Salvador before crossing over to Honduras. We just ate an incredible meal and are about to go to our beautiful room in a huge colonial style posada and swim in the pool. This is living the good life!
In case any of you are thinking about planning a trip to Central America, I would highly recommend El Salvador. The people are so friendly (everyone you see says 'Buenas'), and the small towns are so lovely. To be fair though, there is alot of air pollution from vehicles and in some places that sickly sweet rotting sewage smell. People like their music LOUD and rely on their car horns to commuincate everything. 'There's no room on the road but I'm passing you anyways-BEEP' And car alarms have a mind of their own, often erupting into existence while the car is driving down the road or when a big truck passes. But it is still a wonderful place all the same.
Well, tomorrow we head to the ruins of Copan for a few days and then on to La Cieba for X-mas. Love to you all!
M and H
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m&h--very intriguing, especially the town that lives by art. I can see a whole town painting like Louise. Can't wait to see photos of that. I'll try to find a map I can follow on. Keep reporting on existence of bicycles and local musicians and artists. Thanks.
M&H - we are enjoying your travel stories - we looked up Suchitoto for pictures and it DOES look terrific - did you find good coffee there? We are just starting to talk about our next trip (you guys are inspiring!) and are thinking about San Cristipol in Chiapas. Dunno when... Is there a way to attach pictures to your blog - need to see you in CA!! nothing is happening here - I am sick - hope to get better so I can see Donovan on Xmas.
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