Wanderlusting - Latin America/Caribbean

Hiking El Pital - The highest peak on the border of El Salvador and Honduras

greg — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:26:39 +0000

In 2006 we went on a trip to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. On that trip we "hiked" El Pital, which is mostly about taking a bus to a mountain pass on the side of the mountain and then maybe a 2 hour walk up the road to the top of the mountain.

Bus to El Pital

I don't remember the exact name of the town where we found the bus, but it should be relatively easy to figure out. We started in La Palma and took the early early morning bus to another town. Then we had a little food from a pretty nasty pupuseria while waiting for the bus up the hill. The mountain pass had a tiny shop where we bought some potato chips and similar things.

Salar de Uyuni vs. Global Lithium Needs

greg — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:58:47 +0000

The Salar De Uyuni, one of our favorite parts of our 2008 trip in Bolivia, is now at risk of serious changes. It seems that 70% of the world's known reserves of lithium which is of course an important element for all of the lithium-ion batteries in the cellphones, ipods, cameras, and laptops that people take on their trips to the salt flats to document their trip.

We've posted a ton of photos of our trip to the Salar De Uyuni, here are some of the best. I post these at the request of the site Save the Salar who are also on twitter. They want the world to know about the beauty of the salar and the risks it faces.

More Mexican Spanish Slang-- cursing in el DF

Brook — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:36:12 +0000

After my first post on Mexican Spanish Slang I wanted to share this blog I just came across that is devoted to swearing in Mexico City.

http://swearindf.blogspot.com/

It's a compilation of some very slangy curse words that made me laugh and laugh. The author provides mini-dialogues with translations to really give you the idea. Very good stuff.

Slum Tourism in the Developing World

Nikki — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:45:22 +0000

One of the new trends in travel is tours of the ghettos and slums to get an idea of how large portions of the developing world really live. There were several tours offered in Time Out Buenos Aires to visit the villas de miseria or more politically correctly: villas de emergencia in the outskirts of town.

Highlights of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Nikki — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:55:24 +0000

San Cristóbal de las Casas is a charming colonial town nestled into the green mountains of Mexico's southern state Chiapas. Home of the Zapatista uprising of 1994, the feeling in town these days is much more refined than revolucionario. A few things to check out:

Mayan birth depiction at the Museum of Mayan Medicine

Nikki — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:25:47 +0000

Coffee bags in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Nikki — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:24 +0000

Mural close-up at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, DF

Nikki — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:50 +0000

Murals and Architecture at Palacio de Bellas Artes in México D.F.

Nikki — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:11 +0000

Calle Condesa y 5 de Mayo

Nikki — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:01 +0000