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El Cuco | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. On Saturday morning, I was ready for a break from the mountains, and I jumped a 3hr bus to El Cuco. El Cuco is one of Eastern El Salvador s more popular coastal towns, and is known for being a big party destination in the summer. There are several noticeable differences between the beaches in El Salvador and those found in Orange County. Or rather, the lack of crowds. The swell was big. I stayed in a “ranchito,” which was a big plot of land turned into a mini-hotel...I know we...
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vaughanbrv | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. I forgot to bring my flame-retardant suit and extinguisher. There are explosions happening literally all around to celebrate the start of the Christmas season (a little earlyy) when you least expect them. We were parked the other night on top of a parking garage, and fireworks started getting shot off right by the car and going off literally 50ft above our heads. Http:/ www.facebook.com/video/video.php? November 9, 2010 Categories: El Salvador. Día 77, 10/18/2010. On a break l...
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San Miguel | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. I spent Sunday in neighboring town of San Miguel, second largest in El Salvador, talking to people in the market. San Miguel is a wild place super urban, with some colonial influence, it suffers from a lot of gang activity and a deteriorating infrastructure. Everyone I met was extremely nice, and I learned a lot about the relocation of perishable goods from rural to urban areas. This entry was posted on October 2, 2010 by vaughanbrv. It was filed under El Salvador. Elena on Th...
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What Storm | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. Today was a big day fun motorcycle ride, first time several rural roads have been open since the hurricane started, first sampling of popcorn with lime and chile, final borrower visit of the week. The visit started great blue skies, clouds,. Great temperature). But right after we walked inside of Ana Ruth s house in. On the outskirts of Gotera, a big bang of thundered shuddered through her house. Ana was busy in the back of her house, making a big batch of. What do I do? Bring...
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Dawgs | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. Día 69, 10/10/2010. On a break last weekend, I met two other Kiva buddies and went on a wave/seafood hunt. The beach was great, and we actually got a lot of work done scouting the area of my next assignment. This entry was posted on October 10, 2010 by vaughanbrv. It was filed under El Salvador. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. Build a we...
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Visitas | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. Día 68, 10/9/2010. Maria lives outside of Gotera, and the only access to her house is on a road with a bridge that often floods in the wintertime. She makes. Big clay griddles that everybody uses to cook everything, and is an expert. Crafter. Wintertime (rainy season, now) is tough for her business. Besides problems with the bridge and transportation, the. This entry was posted on October 6, 2010 by vaughanbrv. It was filed under El Salvador. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Click ...
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La Vista Hermosa | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. Día 14, 8/15/2010. I did make it to a Vista Hermosa game, which is Gotera s local pro soccer team. This was a pretty fun experience lots of yelling and horns. This slideshow requires JavaScript. This entry was posted on August 15, 2010 by vaughanbrv. It was filed under El Salvador. Please tell me your bought a combination of the cigar, yucca, and plantains. Good stuff big dawg. August 18, 2010 at 7:20 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. What do I do? Worst...
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Nica Déjà Vu | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. I m putting this picture on here in case anyone is hiring a professional landscape photographer, even though it s old from a Septiembre trip to Nicaragua. This entry was posted on October 8, 2010 by vaughanbrv. It was filed under Nicaragua. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Explosions | Brandon and Berthá
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Microcredit in El Salvador. I forgot to bring my flame-retardant suit and extinguisher. There are explosions happening literally all around to celebrate the start of the Christmas season (a little earlyy) when you least expect them. We were parked the other night on top of a parking garage, and fireworks started getting shot off right by the car and going off literally 50ft above our heads. Http:/ www.facebook.com/video/video.php? This entry was posted on November 9, 2010 by vaughanbrv. What do I do?