A whole lot of reasons to not learn how to surf on this beach! Punta Roca, La Libertad, El Salvador.
This is the infinity pool at the Hotel Tekuani Kal. Highly recommended if you like surfing or just walking on the beach. They have a temescal (sweat lodge) and a very nice restaurant! La Libertad, El Salvador.
It was late afternoon and as such you can see the storm coming. If you have never been to Central America in July, it rains like clockwork almost every afternoon. El Tunco, EL Salvador.
Look at the size of that wave! El Tunco, El Salvador.
A view of the beach from the restaurant at Hotel Tekuani Kal in playa El Tunco. La Libertad, EL Salvador.
An impressionistic beach at night. El Tunco, El Salvador.
El Tunco at dawn. El Tunco, El Salvador.
Beach dogs. El Tunco, El Salvador.
A girl on a beach at dawn. I think she may have been watching her boyfriend surf. El Tunco, La Libertad, El Salvador.
This woman took a horrible spill about a second after this photo was taken. She came out of the water with her board under her arm bruised and bleeding. She had been rolled around in the rocks. She shook it off, walked down the beach and started surfing again! El Tunco, La Libertad, El Salvador.
These were taken early in the morning. This particular beach is one of the best surfing spots in Central America. Some might even say, one of the best in the world! El Tunco, La Libertad, EL Salvador.
Shreddin! Central American style! El Tunco, La Libertad, El Salvador.
This is part of my travels with Elmo. Probably one of the most beautiful black sand beaches that I have ever seen. Make sure to bring sandals because that sand is hot! El Sunsal, El Salvador.
Another beautiful, black sand beach. El Salvador.
I really found it interesting that along a 20 mile stretch of coast the beaches change. This beach is within 20 miles of Playa El Tunco but the sand is completely different. In El Tunco the sand is black and has particles in it that shine like gold when the sun hits them. Here the sand is a soft brown color. Los Cobanos, Sonsonate, El Salvador.
What I like most about this photo is the precisness of his actions. You can see he is holding part of the net with his lips while he is gathering it. Also with his right hand he is finessing the net to where it should be. It is hard to express how delicately/deftly he worked with his tools. Punta Remedios,(La Bocana)Sonsonate, El Salvador.
Preparing the throw... Sonsonate, El Salvador.
The throw! Sonsonate, El Salvador.
The fire breather! This poor fellow has gasoline all over him. He was walking from car to car trying to elicit donations from people with limited success. Sonsonate, El Salvador
La Puerta del Diablo "The Devil's Door" Despite the disturbing name, a very beautiful place but with an equally disturbing history. During the war the government troops would bring people here for execution. They would dispose of the bodies by simply pushing them over the side.
La Puerta del Diablo. Los Planes, San Salvador, El Salvador.
My Argentinian girlfriend! (just kidding) This woman was shooting a television commercial in the mall and we chatted a bit. This conversation started because Elmo just happened to be good friends with the Italian director of the commercial. Multiplaza Mall in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Joya de Ceren. We were very lucky when we got here in that Elmo just happened to know a photographer that was working for the Ministry of Tourism. So, I was able to explore this place where the general public was not allowed to go. Elmo knows everyone! El Salvador.
Una mariposa Monarca (Monarch butterfly) at Tazumal Archaeological Site. It just so happened that Elmo also knew the director of excavations at this site. Elmo is a mover and a shaker! Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador
This guy was very serious about the organization of his items! San Salvador, El Salvador.
Just outside of the Palacio Nacional (National Palace). San Salvador, El Salvador.
These guys are taxi drivers waiting for a fare playing checkers in the park. Notice the gatorade bottle caps that they are using for checkers! They thought that it was very funny that I was taking their photo, but they were very nice about it. San Salvador, El Salvador.
This woman was with her granddaughter. When I started to take their photo, the granddaughter was...lets say less than pleased. However, grandma has no problem with it at all. Although, she was a little skeptical at first. San Salvador, El Salvador.
Still, not quite sure... San Salvador, El Salvador.
Well, ok. She has a beautiful smile! San Salvador, El Salvador.
Iglesia de El Rosario. This is by far tha coolest church that I have ever been in! San Salvador, El Salvador.
El Chulon ( The Naked Man) by Claudio Cevallos and Violeta Bonilla. This mosaic is on the front of the Museo de Arte de El Salvador (MARTE) San Salvador, El Salvador.
El Volcan de Izalco rodeado de cañaverales. Sugar cane in the foreground and the Izalco volcano in the background. Very Salvadoran! Izalco, Sonsonate, El Salvador.
On the road to Juayua we saw lots of corn fields and volcanoes. Also very Salvadoran! Ahuachapan, EL Salvador.
Coming home from school. These kids must walk for miles. Elmo pointed out to me the fact that there were a lot of kids and when you looked around, there were not many houses. As such these kids had a long way to walk. He was very proud of the strength of these children! Ahuachapan, El Salvador
Another old jeep! Ahuachapan, EL Salvador.
The falls (Cascadas) at Juayua. Had I had any idea how bad the roads were to this place I would never have asked to visit. (Thanks again Aleph and Elmo)However, the falls were absolutely beautiful.
Another angle on the falls at Juayua. And believe that just out of frame there were several ladies doing laundry! For those of you who have never been to Central America, if there is water there are people washing. It is just the way that things are done.
The cascadas at Juayua. Juayua, Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
Cipitio. In a nutshell Cipitio is a crafty, supernatural being that attempts to lure young women into ilicit relations. You can see it in his eyes! Apaneca, Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
A group of Salvadoran school children. I especially like the smile on the girl's face and the big guy in the middle with his arms crossed keeping his eye on the "gringo loco". Apaneca, Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
Vegetable stand. Apaneca, Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
