Travel. Nature. El Salvador.
First Impressions of El Salvador
Santa Ana (a city and gorgeous volcano of the same name) along with Lago de Coatepeque, a bubbling, warm, volcanic crater lake
We weren’t originally even planning to go to El Salvador!
We had popped it aside in our minds into the category of somewhat scary/sketchy places to avoid. That was until we met people who’d been, and couldn’t stop talking about how lovely a place it was and how safe they felt there.
After a little research, we caved and tacked it onto the itinerary. I’m glad we did! It’s a charismatic country with lovely pockets of natural beauty and the national dish of pupusas (fat, sexy, cheesy, stuffed and griddled tortillas) I could eat every day till I die!
Our first stop was the city of Santa Ana. The main square is sweet and charming with a gleaming white cathedral and pastel pink and green buildings, however overall I wouldn’t recommend spending time here.
In all honesty there’s just nothing much to see or do. If I were to describe Santa Ana in a…
