We arrived at Joya de Ceren by 10 -- despite confusing or no signage on the secondary roads, and a few wrong turns corrected by dead reckoning and asking a lot. It is the only Maya site discovered showing how ordinary people lived. The village was covered in 17 layers of ash (some 14 feet) from eruption of the nearby volcano around 550 AD. It is noteworthy that the inhabitants were farmers who stood about 4 ½ feet tall so the space and entryways were sized for small people. I could visualize from the preserved structures living quarters, separate kitchen and storage structures,
a sauna, and furrows where corn was growing. We loved it!We had lunch in Suchitoto at an elegant colonial residence that has been converted into a beautiful, French/Salvadorian restaurant and boutique hotel. It is great to see this residenc
We were all smiles when several highway-stand vendors held up for sale iguanas, an armadillo, an unknown lizard, chickens, fish, etc. There was so much life along the drive to San Martin, near the Honduras border.
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