We crossed from Honduras, back into Guatemala and then into El Salvador. Three countries in a day! Along the way, Aura, our tour leader gave us a detailed history of El Salvador. What a tough time they have had! (For centuries since the Spanish Conquest).
But today the country is thriving, the president is promoting tourism and it seems to be working for them.
Suchitoto is a lovely small town, it comes alive on the weekends when locals from surrounding villages and towns come to visit. The town square is small, and the roads are not so steep leading up to the hotel. Down to the lake is quite a trek, so we just opted to look from a distance. It was impressive.
Lots of projects in the area to involve local people.
We visited an art gallery, a Plate Museum and had a demonstration of Indigo dyeing.
One night, we made our own pupusas for dinner. These were round tortillas filled with various bits like cheese, beans, mushrooms and spinach. Very tasty!
Chris Godman 
Great to hear El Salvador is doing well! Plate museum! Your pupusas sound tasty! 👍
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Yes, when I started reading about their Civil War, it was a sad struggle indeed. It’s a very small country in Central America, and the locals are warm and welcoming everywhere we go.
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An interesting collection of plates. Am wondering where they collected them all from?
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It was very eclectic! All sorts, including one Australian Indigenous design.
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Indigo dyeing looks amazing
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It was! The dye is fermented and smelt really bad! I wouldn’t want to work with it every day.
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Fantastico!
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Very interesting . Love the Indigo dyeing. I’m sure I’ve got some plates in the cupboard that I could add to their collection 🤪
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Or we could start our own!
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