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On Monday, February 21, shortly after 5:00am, on the highway that runs from Santa Ana to San Salvador, El Salvador, a horrible accident took place, which started with a tractor trailer and a car, and resulted in two buses crashing. 15 people have died as a result of Monday’s accident, 9 declared dead shortly after [...]

Ok, this is too close for comfort.  Just felt yet another “temblor,” a tremor.  This time, sitting in the family room with my husband.  This mini quake was between 5 and 10 seconds, nearly twice as long as the other one I felt while alone (eeeh), and felt like it came in two parts. We [...]

The current murder rate in El Salvador for 2011 (as of February 17) is 10-11 murders a day. (original article, in Spanish). The 2010 murder rate in El Salvador was 10.9 murders a day, a 9% reduction from 12 a day in 2009. Tim’s El Salvador blog reports this well in English; the original article [...]

We live in a mountaintop area not far from San Salvador, El Salvador.  Our neighborhood has people of mixed economic class, with no “puerton” (gate) and no “vigilante” (security guard).  In most areas in or near the city, living in an un-gated community can be a treacherous proposition, but it is very safe here, “sano” [...]

Hey wait a minute, that was…an… EARTHQUAAAAAKE! Ok, it was very minor, but when you’re sitting at home alone and it hits, you get the willies. Comically, my husband has felt at least two of these “sismo” or “temblor” as they call these tremors when I didn’t feel a thing.  The trick is to be [...]

Besides being a police officer, which we know is treacherous here.  You will probably guess someone who works in high altitudes or high risk construction or engineering job, or something of the like. Drumroll please…..and the winner of the most dangerous job in El Salvador is:  Bus Driver!! This is one of the riskiest professions [...]

And now ladies and gentleman, for my next trick:  the intrepid impatiens plant will amaze and dazzle you, with its  sleight of petal, and abominable seed capsule…. Enjoying free time with plant friends here in El Salvador.

Yep.  Now I’ve seen it all.  Grasshoppers that look like leaves, Gigantic Orange Grasshoppers with lobster necks, crazy creepy crawly things, and now this.  Found in my kitchen in El Salvador, I have no idea what nature’s purpose is for this glass moth, but take a look:

The Mountaintop Rain forest is a continuous wonder in El Salvador.  Periwinkle weeds grew everywhere last September during rainy season, and the glass butterfy loves them.  Click thumb for larger pic: See more at the Wonderful World of Insects in El Salvador Photo Gallery.

See more at the Wonderful World of Insects in El Salvador Photo Gallery.

My first encounter with a Scorpion, a “near sting” experience, was in December 2008.   “Oh look, a dead Scorpion”, I said to my husband, since it was so flat looking.   As I stooped down for a closer look he warned “Don’t get any closer, he’s not dead!” The bite of this Salvadoran variety Scorpion is [...]