Greetings,
I am writing from Argentina where I'm leading a nature and culture tour here for the next 10-days. We will be in Buenos Aires, then take the ferry to Uruguay for a couple of days, and then fly up to Iguazu National Park. All my Argentina tour are by special request or private tours. If you haven't been to Argentina, it is really wonderful here.
This newsletter is about El Salvador, which has been in the news a lot lately.
El Salvador is a small Central American country about the same size as the state of New Jersey and El Salvador is less than half the size of Costa Rica. With a population of 6.3 million, it is the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador was colonized by the Spanish in 1524 and became an independent nation in 1841. The name El Salvador is Spanish for "The Savior".
Cerro El Pital is the highest point in El Salvador at 8,957 feet above sea level. El Salvador is located along the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has had many highly destructive earthquakes in recorded history. The country has over twenty volcanoes and two are active. El Salvador lies within the tropic zone; north of the equator and south of the tropic of Cancer. The climate has two main seasons: the dry and the wet. Due to elevation changes and other geographical features, weather can vary within the country, but generally November - April are the dry months and May through October is the wet season. During the month of June, the average rainfall is about 5.5 inches, which is nearly the same as Houston Texas.
I like to visit in October because it is the end of the rainy season and everything is green and beautiful. It will rain, bu not enough to interfere with our birding.
Bio Diversity: 605 species of bird, 15 hummingbird species, nearly 1,000 species of butterflies, 362 species of orchids, 90 species of mammals, just to name of few.
The tour to El Salvador includes travel to the most beautiful areas and we will have the best local guides to travel with. Please contact me with any questions you might have. If you are looking for a short, easy birding trip, El Salvador is a great choice.
