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Ruins of León Viejo

An hour and a half by two chicken buses from the town of Leon are the remains of its sixteenth century predecessor, 30km to the east. This site was slowly abandoned between 1578 and 1610 in response to a volcanic … Continue reading

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León Cathedral

Apart from Mexico, the countries of Central America have only one or two cultural world heritage sites each, hence the rather frantic country-hopping I’ve currently indulging in. So, after two days in El Salvador, one of which was entirely dedicated to … Continue reading

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