Notes from the field: Adventure Walkers

"Notes From The Field" cronicles Adventure Travel with all things intriguing and adventurous for the fan of exotic culture and ancient civilizations. Meant to be niether too academic nor too wildly sensational, it seeks to illustrate that truth can be more fascinating than fiction. These are "walking adventures" for the rest of us.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

AdventureWalkers To Scope Out Ruins in El Salvador

I'm headed south to visit ruins in El Salvador the last week in April to determine if they should be placed on an Adventurewalker itinerary in the future. (A fortunate consulting trip there to discuss the CAFTA--CentralAmerican Free Trade Agreement--has presented the opportunity). Amazingly enough, both Olmec and Aztec influence from Southern Mexico is found there along with the expected Mayan influence. The site, Tazumal, is a primary objective as is the Joya de Ceren, a site that preserves ancient dwellings in ash due to a Pompeii-like eruption of the volcano Quezaltepec. Apparently there is an ancient source of jade, the most precious of all Mesoamerican substances, nearby. I'll keep you all posted on the results. All the best...Chris

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