Back in El Salvador ~ Cole and I arrived on July 26th and joined Rich who arrived a few days earlier to meet the new teachers.
Our first excursion out of San Salvador this school year was to the Ruinas in Copán, Honduras for the Augostino break (August 1st - 5th) - the week after is when all teachers (Monday) and students (Thursday and Friday) start up school. This trip was with three other families and organized through our friends the Moores who work at the U.S. Embassy (Cole goes to school with Davion and Mariah). The city of Copán was really nice - reminded us of Antigua, Guatemala because of the cobbled-stone streets and generally nice, clean town with varied restaurants (Twisted Tanya's, a favorite) and shops. We stayed at the Hotel Marin http://www.hotelmarinacopan.com/?lang=es which was nice and had the all important element of the pool for the kids. We enjoyed meeting new people and of course Cole enjoyed having friends/other kids.
Once we arrived, we took tuk-tuks (3-wheeled scooters made in India) or walked everywhere. The Copán Ruinas were very cool - called the "Paris" of the ruins, because of the more artistic side of the sculptures and architecture versus Tecal (in Guatemala) being the "New York" with larger structures. It was very impressive and interesting - our guide was excellent.
Our first excursion out of San Salvador this school year was to the Ruinas in Copán, Honduras for the Augostino break (August 1st - 5th) - the week after is when all teachers (Monday) and students (Thursday and Friday) start up school. This trip was with three other families and organized through our friends the Moores who work at the U.S. Embassy (Cole goes to school with Davion and Mariah). The city of Copán was really nice - reminded us of Antigua, Guatemala because of the cobbled-stone streets and generally nice, clean town with varied restaurants (Twisted Tanya's, a favorite) and shops. We stayed at the Hotel Marin http://www.hotelmarinacopan.com/?lang=es which was nice and had the all important element of the pool for the kids. We enjoyed meeting new people and of course Cole enjoyed having friends/other kids.
Once we arrived, we took tuk-tuks (3-wheeled scooters made in India) or walked everywhere. The Copán Ruinas were very cool - called the "Paris" of the ruins, because of the more artistic side of the sculptures and architecture versus Tecal (in Guatemala) being the "New York" with larger structures. It was very impressive and interesting - our guide was excellent.
Macaw Mountain, bird conservatory http://www.macawmountain.com/, was another highlight - the surroundings were beautiful (lush, green forest and river), the birds varied (macaws, parrots, toucans, owls, raptors...) and very well cared for, along with an interactive component and a fabulous guide. We of course did find spiders along the way... The pictures will speak for themselves. We are trying to take advantage of our time and venturing out -having fun!
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