by Chris | Nov 2, 2019 | Christian's Travels, El Salvador, Living Abroad
When people think of “Day of the Dead”, or “Dia de los Muertos” (in Spanish), they often think of Mexico. However, this celebratory holiday is not specific to Mexico. This day is celebrated by many latin cultures through-out Central America,...
by Chris | Nov 1, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
I’ve come across a very interesting observation recently of how things work here in El Salvador. As my readers know, I’m always interested in economics and the inner social workings of communities and society at large. I moved to El Salvador approximately a year...
by Chris | Sep 30, 2019 | Coffee, El Salvador
When I recently wrote the blog article “Local Coffee in El Salvador”, I started wondering more about the Cacahuatique mountain region of eastern El Salvador. That’s where the most expensive coffee (green coffee) of El Salvador comes from. The high...
by Chris | Sep 26, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
My car broke down. While returning from the beach with my girlfriend and her mother, apparently the engine coolant (antifreeze) system broke and released all of the cooling fluid onto the road. I didn’t know this. Naturally, my engine overheated and this led to...
by Chris | Sep 26, 2019 | Central America News, Mexico
This story keeps coming back to mind so I’ve decided to write about it. This was all over the news in 2014, just prior to the time that I decided to trek through Central America, starting in Mexico. When did it happen? Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico which is about 40...
