Since we are traveling by bus (not car), we parked ourselves in Ataco, and day-tripped one day to Apaneca, and another to Juayua (why-you-a).
Turned out to be a great choice to make Ataco our home, as it has many of the things we like in a town: a family-run hotel in a old building, a local market, a pleasant town square, drinkable tap water, street food, good transportation, nearby day hikes, a mirador, great weather, reasonable car traffic, and locals enjoying themselves. It does not have a river (or lake), sights, or lots of great architecture, but it does have murals.
In cool (~4500 ft elev) Apaneca, we hiked up to Laguna Verde, returned, and enjoyed a great lunch at the market.
Juayua was hot, and busy, and since we didn't hit it on the weekend food fair, a bit dull.
Ataco as seen from the mirador.
The church in Ataco. [Bonus points for spotting a person in this photo.]
Our favorite "bread lady" in Ataco. She carries that bread basket on her head all over town.
Papas with ketchup, hot sauce, and grated cheese from our fav papas vendor.
A part of one of the many murals in Ataco.
Sun-Ling and I having some Trompe L'oeil fun with a mural in Ataco.
A mural in Apaneca.
Coffee fields "grid" the slopes around Apaneca.
Laguna Verde - Apaneca.
Vegetarian Lunch - Apaneca, El Savador
Parque Central - Juayua.
The church in Juayua is known for its Christo Negro image over the altar.
And finally, our hotel room at Hotel Villa Santo Domingo in Ataco.
2 comments:
I see a person on the left tower on a balcony under the cross.
Hmmm. I see a person on the middle tower standing on a ladder under the cross. Do we agree Ed?
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