San Vicente and area, El Salvador

San Vicente, El Salvador – 2011. San Vicente is a small city (40,000+ residents) in south central El Salvador situated on the north eastern base of San Vicente Volcano. San Vicente is a service centre for an area producing grain, sugarcane, and coffee. Industries include sugar milling and the manufacture of textiles and clothing. I was in El Salvador for a Habitat for Humanity Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) Blitz Build in Guadalupe which is a village east of San Salvador in the Department of San Vicente. During the Habitat Build we stayed in San Vicente and were able to visit a number of small towns in the area. They included Suchitoto (tourist market & nice restaurants), San Sebastian (weaving) and Ilobasco (clay work & pottery).
Sunrise on our first morning in San Vicente, El Salvador
San Vicente, El Salvador
Drying beans on the road near San Vicente, El Salvador
A very colourful cemetery near San Vicente, El Salvador
An overloaded truck in San Vicente, El Salvador
The local bus on the highway near San Vicente, El Salvador
A Corn mill in Suchitoto, El Salvador
The church and town square in Suchitoto, El Salvador
A funeral procession going to the church in Suchitoto, El Salvador
The Lago Suchitlán reservoir near Suchitoto, El Salvador
A Painting inside Hotel Los Amendros de San Lorenzo, Suchitoto, El Salvador
A Painting inside Hotel Los Amendros de San Lorenzo, Suchitoto, El Salvador
Students from the Photograph program at San Salvador University in Suchitoto, El Salvador for a class project
The tourist market in the main square, Suchitoto, El Salvador
One of the students from the Photograph program at San Salvador University in Suchitoto, El Salvador for a class project
One of several cafes around the Suchitoto town square, El Salvador
Even the children have to help out and learn at a young age how to carry stuff on their heads. This girl carrying corn to the miller, Suchitoto, El Salvador
The interior of the Suchitoto church which was built by the Spaniards in the 1700’s, Suchitoto, El Salvador
Corn mill in Suchitoto, El Salvador
Even the children have to help out and learn at a young age how to carry stuff on their heads. This girl was in the corn milling shop, Suchitoto, El Salvador