Morning rooftops in San Salvador
I woke up to rooftops and volcano silhouettes instead of an alarm clock. From the terrace, San Salvador looked like it was still stretching, buses warming up in the distance and b...
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San Salvador, El Salvador
San Salvador spreads across a bowl of hills and traffic, where markets, plazas, and coffee shops share space with glass towers and busy bus routes. Neighb...
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3 Days in San Salvador: Historic Plazas, Volcano Views, and Pupusa Nights
A detailed 3 days in San Salvador itinerary with the historic center, National Theatre, cathedral plazas, Zona Rosa, Boqueron volcano logic, markets, pupusas,
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Cafecito before the rain
Rain clouds stacked up over the volcano while I hid under a café awning, watching the city slow down one raindrop at a time. Baristas passed tiny paper cups of coffee to people w...
Night lights on the boulevard
The boulevard turned into a river of headlights and taillights after dark, all flowing past food carts and glowing shop signs. I grabbed pupusas from a stand where everyone seemed...