Juayua, Santa Ana, Lago Coatapeque and La Libertad

We are in El Salvador and the country is beautiful, although very lacking in tourism. We started off in the south western part, near Salinitas and then made our way to Juayua, Attaco, and Apaneca along Ruta de las Flores. From there we moved to Santa Ana and Lago Coatepeque and are currently in La Libertad. This part of El Salvador is famous for having the best surf in Central America and also has a seaside charm to it. Today we went to the fishing pier and bought some smoked, dried, salty fish (for $0.25) - delicious! The next week or so will be filled with ceviche, surfing, and the occasional beer. After we move from here, we will go along the coast to Los Cabonos and then back to Antigua to head up north through Tikal and Belize and Honduras. Other than surfing, we have so far climbed volcanoes, jumped from waterfalls, hitched a ride with the El Salvadorian military (trained in America, surprise?), taken numerous chicken buses, eaten a ridiculous amount of popusas, and gone on several 4hr plus hikes. But, there is more to come. For more pictures, check out http://benthetraveler.shutterfly.com

Picaya and Monterico

Well we finally made it to the beach for some much needed sunshine. The weather is gorgeous and we´re enjoying spending some time in the sun. We will be here for a few days before trekking to El Salvador. Separatley, two days ago, we climbed Pacaya, an active Volcano near Guatemala City. Wow! Not what we were expecting. You can get as close to the lava as you want and as your walking you can see lava beneath your feet. More scary than we imagined. There were some people that even had the bottoms of thier shoes melt. That is it for now.

A Couple More Pictures and a Video

We're still hanging out in San Pedro and given the so-so weather and lack of many activities here, we thought we would take some time to upload a couple more pictures and post a video as well...link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3HYnenjteU