Economics With A Face

We came back at one and were shortly off to the falls. Manuel was a great guy and we talked about El Salvador as we made our way. I really was not expecting much, so I was taken aback when we finally made it to the site. There was a large underground river the fed the falls and it was really breathtaking.

It began to rain, but we continued. After the first set of falls we continued down the path to another set of falls, this one with a swimming hole constructed out of concrete directly below. I jumped in for a quick swim in the crisp water, which felt great after the walk. According to Manuel the pools were constructed by a resident of the Juayua years and years ago for the community and to help attract tourists. At least in our case it worked.

Manuel walked us back to the hotel and we said we would probably see him tomorrow when we stopped by for breakfast before the trip to El Salvador. Tonight we made our way to the plaza again where we saw another performance by a local school and decided to stay for the “Liberty Torch” to make its way into town at about 10 o’clock, despite pouring rain. Tonight we came prepared with raincoats so we stayed dry.

When it finally did arrive the scene was a bit like the Olympics as people ran with the torch with a long line of cars and crowds and ambulances with sirens in tow. They lit the lantern in the town plaza and then the huge throng of people were off again, supposedly to the Guatemalan border. It was another fun night and easy to get caught up in the excitement. Tomorrow we are off to San Salvador.