photo by Alex Lau, styling by Sean Dooley for Bon Appétit magazine
San Sebastian El Salvador is a small town well-known for its production of colorful looms, hammocks, and textiles. These local crafts have beautiful and unique designs with fantastic vivid colors; they are created by locals who have learned the craft-making process from previous generations.
image and information from elsalvadorinfo.net
image by Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC-SA 3.0
"Tazumal, the most complex architectural group within the Chalchuapa archaeological zone in western El Salvador, in the present-day department of Santa Ana. It was an important ceremonial and residential center for over a millennium, from the Late Preclassic to the Early Postclassic period (1–1300 CE). The largest Classic center in western El Salvador, Tazumal marks the boundary between the Maya to the west and north, and the non-Maya to the southeast."
information from Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (Vol. 6. 2nd ed.)
"Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time."
information from UNESCO World Heritage List
