El Salvador

In March of 2010, I went to El Salvador. It was a Spring Break trip with the University of Iowa Wesley Foundation. The main purpose of the trip was to learn more about the El Salvadorian civil war and the realities of the country today.

The trip itself was only 6 days long. We started in San Salvador and also spent a couple days in the eastern city of Berlin. When we were in Berlin, the festival for the patron Saint of Berlin was happening. This included shady looking carnival rides, but I was able to get a fantastic picture. We also went to one of the pueblo surrounding Berlin where I was able to snap this picture of these adorable girls.

Much like any small town fair in the US, Berlin was full of crappy carnival rides, markets, live entertainment, and food stands. In probably the most ascetically pleasing picture I have ever taken, I snapped a picture of a rickety Ferris Wheel with a bright blue sky background. The color interestingly represent El Salvador; the one thing that makes Central America unique is the magnificent color of nature, the people, and the buildings. No building is painted with the bland colors you see in los Estados Unidos, but rather in bright pastels. Its almost like an imitation of the vibrant birds, fruits, and flowers of the region.