 | On the way to the top of El Boquerón we stopped for lunch & tried some plantain crusted Pupusas | Pupusas -local Salvadoran tortillas, usually made of corn, stuffed with beans & cheese or chicken or loroco (green herb) | ||
| Eating Pupusas at very shady locations just check out the lady peering around the corner :) |
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| Benvenidos a El BoQUERóN Crater & Cinder cone |
As the city is at the foot of the volcano any activity would cause major devastationBoquerón Crater is part of a stratovolcano that last errupted in 1917
the wide 'hump' is Boquerón & the high peak is El Picacho
El Picacho Elevation: 6,430.5 ft or 1,960 m
Top & Left photos: Wiki
Sign says Find the Giant
...no signs followed this one to help us out
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| Glasswingers Fransheska, Celina & Baby Nicolas |
In the middle of the cinder cone someone wrote
"We Are Heaven"
... yeh we are!
Right:
Cell phone, radio & TV antennas can be found on top of El Buqueron & El Picacho
nature vs tech
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| EXTREMMMMEEE !! |
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| this little railing stops the tourist from falling into the crater |
Look Mom-o we even found a fabric store... not on the volcano :) 
Looks like a beautiful hike!
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