While at work, my co-oworker asked “You don’t ride the BUS, do you?”   “Not today” I responded. “WELL, you missed all the craziness this morning. Half the buses weren’t running because they didn’t have their ‘carnet’ [registration] today.” For the first time in something like 10 years El Salvador is doing a mass registration renewal [...]

“Dios ha sido bueno y fiel a sus problemas.” – In Spanish, on the back of a new, modern compact style (“rabbit”) car. English translation:  God has been good and faithful to your problems. * There are numerous religious and biblical quotes on buses and private cars in El Salvador.  Some quotes are seen painted [...]

“Only God Can Judge Me” – In English, seen on the back of a Route 12 bus. * There are numerous religious and biblical quotes on buses and private cars in El Salvador.  Some quotes are seen painted on walls or sides of buildings.  As I see them, I’ll jot new ones down for readers.

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 [...]

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 [...]

On Day two of the gang-enforced “Paro” my friend Chata and I braved a trip from Los Planes de Renderos, where we live, into the city to check out the market and major bus stops. We saw NO buses while driving down the mountain. We did see, however, numerous pick-ups and commercial size trucks hauling [...]