Forced to rest Salvador:
Monterrico we want to take a shuttle to El Tunco, a beach on the Pacific coast of El Salvador. Indeed, we did not want to worry about the border crossing between Guatemala and El Salvador, and we do not know if the local buses are very safe.
But no shuttle from Monterrico not, we would go back to Antigua, or 6-hour drive for nothing since we're on the road between Antigua and the border with El Salvador. I was told of a French travel agency in Antigua, the agency Bon Voyage. I Director, Arnaud, on the phone. He agreed for us to arrange an appointment on the highway so the shuttle that leaves Antigua stops take us. He tells us to be right on time because the only time he tried this arrangement, people were not there!
In the morning we take a boat to the Avelana Monterrico. The trip on the canal is very nice. Then we take a bus to Taxisco. I explained to the driver that he has to stop at the service station on the highway. We look at the point of appointment 45 minutes and the shuttle arrives as planned!
Border crossing without problems. The employee immigration particularly like that I salute him in Spanish and not in English as do most Americans who are with me.
Note that there is no input or output buffer for El Salvador. Too bad I do not have proof of my time in this country!
There are still about 2, 3 hours drive to the beach El Tunco. We are entering a mountain road that runs along the ocean. The shore that appears below us is beautiful. The vast blue breaks into big waves on dark beaches.
Arrived in El Tunco, heat is overwhelming. The hotels are full, we have to take a relatively expensive room. And my left foot that makes me suffer for days prevents me almost walking now. I do not know what can cause this pain because I have no recollection of a particular shock, I certainly have nothing broken because my foot is only slightly swollen. The only doctor in the village is reachable only by phone and said he did not have time to see me, he had to return to La Libertad and El Tunco return in two days!
where I spend my mornings
But so are Salvadoran. On the first cold enough and bizarre in the first but very friendly and playful background. El Salvador is the richest Central American country and it shows. It's pretty Americanized because many Salvadorans emigrated to the United States. Through my adventure with my injured foot and bandaged, I am the center of attention and everyone is trying to help me and worries about me.
By dint of reflection, we hypothesize that my foot was stung by a jellyfish. Indeed, when I bathed my feet in Monterrico already had a small wound on the plant. And we saw a lot of jellyfish on the beach ...
This is definitely my favorite moment. The one where the sun takes all its colors, foamy sea dyed pink reflections and adorns many surfers who challenge with varying degrees of talent big waves. The temperature drops a little, everyone is on the beach: children, families, fishermen, musicians, footballers, past swimmers, surfers mechanical rolling before their female groupies perfectly tanned.
After 3 days of this and some bathing my foot is healed! I can once again carry my heavy bag and put on my shoes. We take the bus to San Salvador, the capital. The driver charged us a place for our backpacks! Other than that, the ride in the air conditioned mini bus is one of the most enjoyable of my trip. We pass numerous subdivisions lined with high walls and barbed wire, the input is protected by fences and armed guards. Indeed, even the road leading to the village of El Tunco was guarded. We feel that insecurity is everywhere. Besides, the taxi driver who takes us to the bus station to our hotel confirms this. Very nice he gave us a little tour of the city center and monuments.
But there is not much to do in San Salvador, except maybe the great cathedral.
In fact, the only thing to do is enjoy a meal at the Japanese restaurant where we dine Suschiitto. This is definitely my best dining experience of the trip, although it is not very typical!
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http://www.voyage-amerique-latine.fr/repos-force-au-salvador/
