A pupusa is a lovely little Salvadorean treat, essentially a super thick corn tortilla with a filling in the middle. It´s like an integrated quesadilla. Sold to you hot off a street griddle, 2 for 25 cents. A lot of places sell coke in glass bottles here, and if you want that coke to-go, they pour it into a little plastic bag and give you a straw!
After my time at the beach I hit up San Salvador for a day, and for the first time on this trip I felt a tad scared. I felt really out of place, and didn´t see another tourist the whole day. Out of the places I´ve been it´s probably the least on the travel track so I guess it´s just not as padded for a foreigner. That combined with getting stuck in the middle of nowhere in a torrential downpour, and having to catch a bus at 3am made for a less than favorable impression. But rather than dwelling on the discomforts...I experienced the interior of a most amazing church, Iglesia San Rosario, while I was there. The building is one big arch with the sides filled in. The arch is composed of vertical multi-colored stain glass panels, and horizontal curved concrete panels. The sun streams through the windows (no panel´s modern pattern repeats) and drenches all the pews and people below in color. It feels like being inside a rainbow. All of the seams of the building were left open so air and street noise seeps in. Absolutely breathtaking.
bag o´coke
pupusas and more
interior of iglesia el rosario...
San Salvador might be an iffy sort of place but somebody had vision with that magnificent church. Maybe he/she had a few too many bags o coke!
ReplyDeletemamacita.
this church is magnificent!! I must see more pictures!! hugs from the US.
ReplyDelete