El MOZOTE

The village of Mozote, located outside of Perquin, is the spot where about 900 campesinos, mostly women and children were massacred by armed forces in 81'. Both Reagon and the US slowly dismissed it as proganda, therefore names of the dead are still being revealed today. The first picture is a memorial to the Massacre and the second are the walls of the church which were painted in memory of all the children that were murdered. There names are added at the bottom as they are revealed.

Perquin, en las montanas

Perquin is a small northern mountain town located in the Department of Morazan. Here the Revolutionary Museum is located where one can see firsthand artifacts, pictures and information about the civil war, which just ended in 92'. It proves to be a very moving experience, especially as an American. Here Mary and I "climbed" the Perquin mountain.

Gestion de Riesgos

Here in La Libertad, San Jose de la Villa Nueva, Moises started giving talks on disaster preparedness and prevention so that when the next natural phenomenon hits this town will be ready. In this case flooding is their main concern. Mary and I also hope to incorporate some psychosocial themes as well, it couldn't hurt.

Tamar en Chalatenango

Engineers without Borders came to Chalatenango to help with a water project in Tamar's site. I visited for a few days to help with translating and learn about digging wells and the G.P.S mapping system. It's not hard to find Che fans in this country as proven by this photo. Then there's Tamar posing out her host family's window.

en Bajo Lempa

This was one of the music workshops where Mary and I worked with the band, Yo lo Camba I'ta, in teaching the children how to express themselves through music.

More Coatepeque

I couldn't let Ben leave without a canoe ride in el Lago de Coatepeque, the beauteous crater lake below the Santa Ana Volcano.

El Pital

Benny and I climed "el Pital," the highest point in El Salvador. At the summit we sat among the clouds and then "crossed" into Honduras. Despite the dense cloud forest we still managed a few good vistas!

La Palma

Ben and I visited La Palma (up north) where local artists paint the streets, houses and storefronts a rainbowed array of colors using mostly Mayan patterns.

las lichas lindas

Ben was eager to try the Salvadoran lichas,
a surprisngly tasty fruit awaits under those
funky passion red spikes.