Meaning happiness in Spanish, Alegria is El Salvador's highest town and a little gem. Situated on the side of a volcano (shocker), the fertile soils are perfect for growing flowers and the town is veritably in bloom. Also like most of El Salvador it is wonderfully lacking in gringos. In fact I went 2 days without seeing another tourist.
The highlight of the town is the crater lake, a leisurely walk uphill. It is a eerie green colour and as I made it there the clouds descended to create an even spookier mood. Nevertheless it is a stunning place and one of the highlights of fantastic El Salvador, which treated me to a little earthquake (well not so little when it hit 7.1 on the Richter in Honduras) on my last night, gently rocking my bed at 2am.
Time to move on to Nicaragua.
Photos of Alegria
Complete set of photos from El Salvador
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