Memories of the civil war
El_Salvador - The area around Perquin played an important role in the civil war in the 1980s between the resistance movement FMLN and the government. The resistance fought for the common man and against the wealthy families who controlled what happened in El Salvador. ...
Suchitoto and the Cascada Los Tercios
El_Salvador - About a hundred kilometers before the capital, I leave the highway and head north to Lago Suchitlán, where Suchitoto is located. Just after noon, I enter the town. A fair is being set up in the central square by the church. I see a rickety-looking Ferris ...