The Central American nation is green, beautiful, friendly and cheap.
Until recently, it never occurred to me to go to El Salvador. I’d been to Guatemala and Costa Rica and loved both of them. But somehow this never translated into a longing to visit their neighbor.
I bought the plane tickets knowing nothing about the country, except that they have volcanoes there and it’s hot. But I’ll go anywhere as long as the flight is cheap. And, as I began to research where we might go, I began to get excited.Marla Jo Fisher enjoys the hot spring resort at Termales Santa Teresa in El Salvador, October 2023Rare orchids at Cascadas de Don Juan, El Salvador. 2023
But cheap drinks and eats aren’t the only reason to visit. El Salvador’s mountains are covered with luxuriant rainforests, flowering trees and volcanoes. Even though it’s the smallest country in Central America, it has 23 active volcanoes and 170 total, according to our tour guide, Melissa. It’s not difficult to get around El Salvador with a rental car or by public bus. It’s a small country — a bit less than the size of New Jersey — and the roads are good, although traffic can be heavy. However, I like to hire drivers, get to know them and let them do all the work.
However, it never rained continuously for long periods. There were always breaks. And the warm tropical rain broke up the humidity and left the air damp but fresh feeling. So, it really wasn’t a problem for us. Because it’s also in the heart of coffee country, Ataco has a profusion of coffee houses with many choices at each one.
Termales Santa Teresa is a pleasant rainforest resort with hot and cold pools, hiking, a restaurant and bar, massage and mud baths. There are also a few attractive cabanas available. After soaking most of the day, we were ready to leave just as the clouds rolled in and got back to the hotel in time for a nap just as the rain started and before dinner at an Argentinian restaurant where I paid $20 for a luscious filet mignon dinner, and $4.75 for cocktails. Yeah. $4.75.
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