The first city we stayed at was Leon. Famous for its colonial architecture like the cathedral. At night, a couple of food vendors set up their stalls just behind the building and sold delicious plates with grilled cheese and vegetables. We stayed at the Sonati Hostel where we met Toby and formed the plan to hike up the… Continue reading León y Volcán Telica
Month: May 2014
Honduras
It was a short ride to the border with Honduras, where we met some truck drivers while stopping for lunch. It was a sunday and the majority was already waiting since Friday evening for the banks to open again on monday, as they have to pay taxes and in between Friday afternoon and monday morning no border crossing… Continue reading Honduras
The el salvadorian cyclist
Once in Zacatecoluca, i met Paul, a cyclist from England, who started his tour in Alaska. We were going in the same direction and thus started after a hearty breakfast towards Honduras. It was a long day of cycling and still there was one more climb ahead of us towards the coast, when pick-up truck… Continue reading The el salvadorian cyclist
San Salvador
The family of a friend invited me to come to San Salvador and thus again i had a reason to go to a central american capital, which i though i would skip altogether. We agreed to meet at the “Parque de Antiguo Cuscatlan”, a small town on the south end of the city. From the… Continue reading San Salvador
Ruta de las flores towards the pacific
After cycling towards the el salvadorian border for the second time, i also passed that point where the freewheel hub body stopped working some weeks earlier. A little bit later i found myself in the pleasant little town of Jalpatagua, where i spent the night before crossing the border to El Salvador the next day.… Continue reading Ruta de las flores towards the pacific