“I’ve been coming up here with my father since I was ten.” Lionel told me. “Of course, there was no one else up here then”. Lionel and his dad used to climb the slopes of Volcán Acatenango to gather hard grass for roofing materials. These days, the villages around the volcano’s base use mostly steel…
“Maybe we should go to Salama?”. I put the question to my travel buddy despite knowing it was a big ask. Salama was a two day trip off our planned route but that’s how extreme my quetzal obsession had become. Quite the reputation In the UK I spend my work life juggling multiple priorities and…
Nowhere is it more obvious that water gives life than in Monteverde Cloud Forest. The way in which this threatened environment captures, uses and recycles water is evident in the petals that drip with tiny globules of liquid; the slippery mud underfoot and the clouds that get sucked up the mountainside in sudden, misty waves.…
I had the pleasure of meeting David as part of a free walking tour that I joined through the city of San Salvador. Born and bred in El Salvador’s capital, David now works as a guide to show visitors everything his city has to offer, as well as running his own tourist business Skies & Sea…
From colourful flashes within the canopies to melodic morning songs, birds will be a lasting memory of my time in Central America. As a child I sat silently in hides for what seemed like months with my dad, just to get a glimpse of relatively common migratory seabirds. As the years went on I carried…
I love infographics. Colourful maps of our world that tell us stories through numbers. Data on rainfall, populations, who drinks the most and sometimes even who is happiest, is collected and analysed to create easily digested pictures. However while theses charts can help to neatly summarise complex histories, demographics and even culture-specific behaviours, they can…
Tourism is on the up in Suchitoto. Cute cafes serving great coffee line the streets and when evening arrives, there’s a buzz around the main square as Salvadoreans escape the city for a slice of lake life and backpackers tuck into tasty pupusas. Why go? Suchitoto is pretty. Think multicoloured mountain town with incredible lake…
