El Salvador, yes kids, El Salvador!A place not well known by us, westerners. A country that had its difficulties. A country with people that never give up. The Salvadorians have had much to endure. A 12-year-long civil war in which the army slaughtered thousands of people (a massacre funded with over $6 billion by the US), Hurricane Stan in 2005 that killed many and earthquakes gallore. To top it all, the government cancelled the local currency in 2001 and replaced it with the US dollar, rendering the economy totally dependant on Salvadorians working in the United States and sending money back home.
And yet. What strikes us most is the grace with which people seem to carry their suffering. They seem so happy that finally some travellers are taking the risk to visit their country and gladly assist us with any questions we might have.
And yet. What strikes us most is the grace with which people seem to carry their suffering. They seem so happy that finally some travellers are taking the risk to visit their country and gladly assist us with any questions we might have.
A country that has had so much to endure. And yet. El Salvador's greatest asset is its people.
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