INTRODUCTION
"Dear traveler, trekker or volunteer visiting El Salvador, perhaps for the first time. We are a non profit organization dedicated to the development of rural tourism in El Salvador. What we offer is more than just native guides and transport to beautiful places and meeting friendly people. We offer to you as well, a peek through our eyes, from the inside out, into the heart and soul of El Salvador as never before.
Personalized service. Design your own itinerary around El Salvador and to neighboring Central American countries with us. We contract local drivers and transportation and utilize native guides in rural and remote areas
Go where you want to go when you want to go. All we require is that if you are traveling to El Salvador from
abroad, is that you make contact with us initially by e mail well in advance of your departure so we may assist you in planning further your journey after arrival, within your budget and time frame limitations of course.
Local drivers with insured vehicles, trained native guides for eco, cultural and historic treks, bi lingual guide/interpreter volunteer based in San Salvador to assist those who are not able to speak Spanish.
For those concerned about the availability of budget (2-3 Star) lodgings throughout El Salvador, our organization shall be more than happy to contact these establishments, usually family run guest houses/bed and breakfast in the capital city or small unique lodging places in the countryside, if desiring to make reservations.
Again, all we ask is for you to contact us well in advance of your arrival.
"DISCOVER THE UNDISCOVERED EL SALVADOR FROM THE INSIDE OUT"
STEP INSIDE CENTRAL AMERICA...LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
Experienced Native Guides based in El Salvador, The Heart of Central America! Transportation in Insured Vehicles with skilled local drivers.
Mayan Ruins of Tazumal, Pyramids, Chalchuapa, El Salvador Intensive Cultural Tours Central America In El Salvador and Guatemala we offer to the visitor intensive cultural, crafts, historical and eco tours with bilingual native guides. Study Spanish in Central America or Volunteer to help one of several worthy causes ranging from human
rights to disaster relief...special welcome to groups, artists, travel writers and other journalists, photographers, women traveling alone, gays and lesbians. Our organization is not affiliated directly with any political party neither religious groups, however we tailor the itinerary to the client's needs and budget limitations and connect you if possible with whomever you wish to meet and escort you wherever you wish to travel. Period. Do contact us well in advance of your departure so we may help you to plan your journey…..El Salvador & Central America…..More than just trekking, more than just studying Spanish….more than you can imagine!
UN PASO PARA ENTRAR EN CENTRO AMÉRICA... ¡COMO NUNCA ANTES!
Guías turísticos nativos y experimentados con base en El Salvador, el
Corazón del América Central. El Salvador Viajes culturales intensivos a Centro-América. En El Salvador y Guatemala ofrecemos al visitante viajes culturales intensivos a los artes y a la naturaleza y la artesanía con un guía.
Estudie español en Centro América u ofrézcase como voluntario para ayudar en una de varias causas dignas desde causas de derechos humanos o como ayuda en aliviar zonas de desastre. Damos una especial bienvenida al grupos turísticos, a los artistas, escritores sobre turismo y otros periodistas, fotógrafos, mujeres que viajan solas y los gays y lesbianas. Nuestra organización no es afiliada con ningún partido político o grupo religioso, no obstante acomodamos el itinerario a las necesidades del cliente y las limitaciones de su presupuesto y le conectamos de la mejor manera posible con quienquiera que desee encontrarse. Lo acompañaremos dondequiera que desee viajar. Mucho más que solamente Trekking y mucho más que solamente "tomando recorrido".
UN PAS À L'INTÉRIEUR DE L'AMÉRIQUE CENTRALE... COMME JAMAIS AVANT !
Guides indigènes expérimentés au El SalvadorExcursions culturelles intensives en Amérique Centrale En El Salvador et Guatemala nous offrons au visiteur des tours intensifs culturels, écologiques et d'artisanat avec un guide local Étudiez l'espagnol en Amérique Centrale ou offrez-vous d'aider dans une de plusieurs causes dignes comme des causes de droits de l'homme et le soulagement de zones de désastres. Nous souhaitons un spécial bienvenu aux artistes, aux auteurs de et d'autres journalistes, aux photographes, aux femmes qui voyageant seules et aux gays et lesbiennes. Notre organisation n'est pas affiliée avec aucune partie politique ni un groupe religieux. Toutefois nous concevons l'itinéraire en fonction des besoins du client et les limitations de budget et nous vous communiquons le plus possible avec n'importe qui que ce soit que vous souhaitez vous réunir et nous vous accompagnons là où vous souhaitez voyager. Plus que juste le trekking, plus que juste étudier l'espagnol…et plus que vous pouvez vous imaginer!
EIN SCHRITT INNERHALB MITTELAMERIKAS... WIE NIE VORHER!
Erfahrene gebürtige Führer in Guatemala, in El-SalvadorIntensive kulturelle Touren in Mittelamerika In El Salvador und in Guatemala bieten wir dem Besucher, intensive kulturelle Eko- und Handwerk- Touren mit lokalem ReiseFührer. Studieren Sie Spanisch in Mittelamerika oder erbieten Sie sich als Freiwilliger, um mit einer der Sachen, von den Menschen-Rechten bis zu Unfallentlastung, zu helfen. Wir bieten ein spezielles Willkommen den Künstlern,
Spielraumverfassern und anderen Journalisten, Photographen, den Frauen die alleine reisen und den Homosexuellen und Lesbierinnen an. Unsere Organisation ist mit keinen politischen oderreligiösen Gruppen gebunden. Wir können den Reiseweg laut der Notwendigkeiten und Budgetbeschränkungen des Klienten anpassen und, wo möglich, Sie
begleiten wo Sie reisen möchten und helfen Ihnen, mit irgendwelchem sich zu treffen. Mehr als Trekking und mehr als nur Spanisch lernen und was sie sich gerade vorstellen möchten!
Nederlands:"El Salvador in Centraal Amerika een waar museum van kulturele en ecologische aventuren.Gepersonalizeerde tours in uw eigen taal.Alle individuele en groepsreizen zijn getoetst aan uw eigen stijl
en budget."Let's go amigo" in Centraal Amerika levert de beste programmas en internationale vluchten.Exclusieve bestemmingen en evenementen in elk land.Slechts een kontakt voor 5 Centraal Amerikaanse naties!"
CINQUERA, A REMOTE PARADISE SET IN THE HEART OF EL SALVADOR!
CINQUERA EL SALVADOR CULTURE, CRAFTS, ECOLOGICAL TREASURES AND LIVING
HISTORY OF THE RECENT ARMED CONFLICT...ALL ROLLED INTO ONE!
Cinquera Cabañas El Salvador... Seeking short term volunteers presently in or traveling through Central America to assist with eco and cultural tourism project..non profit cooperative funded in part by
international aid organizations ....
Advice to Backpackers/low budget travelers, we are sorry, however due to reasons of comfort and personal security, neither any of our volunteers nor native guides are able to accompany travelers on public transportation in El Salvador. If planning to take buses to small villages and rural areas such as Cinquera, be advised services are
limited, so give yourself extra time to travel around.
CINQUERA
Cinquera-Rural Tourism-Pilot Project
As well as eco tourism, Cinquera boasts historical and cultural sites, the village was destroyed during the worst years of the civil conflict in El Salvador in the early 1980s and those residents who survived either hid out in the nearby caves (which are viewed on tour with trained uniformed guides from the community) of fled the country.
After the peace accords of 1992 former residents began trickling back to Cinquera and in effect this small town was "reborn". Aside from the rain forest tour, there exist in Cinquera historical and cultural sites such as the church, a building which stood alone and empty of worshipers throughout the armed conflict." The Uniformed native guides
will escort you every step of the way through the rain forest, trails have been constructed. Local transportation to and from Cinquera provided from San Salvador or Suchitoto, Cinquera is a small village where everyone knows everyone else and there is no crime, For those with vehicles and camping gear, camping is available at the park entrance... …siempre bienvenidos!
Cinquera is located well off the beaten path, short term volunteers now would need to stay in nearby colonial town of Suchitoto or in San Salvador until the hostal for visitors/volunteers in Cinquera is constructed.
***After volunteering in El Salvador our organization is able to connect you with other worthy causes and humanitarian aid organizations throughout Central America if you desire.
Day Trips, excursions and other unique services may be arranged throughout El Salvador, contact the volunteers at E mail: elsalvadorinfo@Gmail.com and we shall be more than happy to help you plan your own special El Salvadorian and Central American adventure!
"Association for the Reconstruction and Municipal Development of Cinquera (ARDM)"
Cinquera, Cabañas,
El Salvador, Central America
Contact information:
Cinquera office: Barrio El Centro, Frente al Parque
Telefax: +(503)2389-5732
E mail: ardmcqr@yahoo.es (in Spanish)
Project Co-ordinator, San Salvador, El Salvador: marco@telemovil.net (in Spanish)
All inquires in English and languages other than Spanish e mail to:
elsalvadorinfo@Gmail.com
The multi lingual volunteer shall be more than happy to answer your inquiry within two (2) working days if possible.
THE HISTORY OF CINQUERA
Cinquera chapter from Kathy's Bloq in English..long and very informative… View: "The Story of Cinquera" click on:
http://www.heartlandpresbyterian.org/KathysBlog/index.php?m=01&y=08&d=21&entry=entry080121-163320
(Story of Cinquera is graphic and not for the faint of heart)
January 18th – The Story of Cinquera
Sunday, January 20, 2008, 10:24 PM
Posted by Kathy Mahler
"This is probably my longest story. And it is very ugly in parts.
This is a brutal story. The first part is largely what the conditions of life were in the 70's and 80's. The last part is about the massacres that occurred in 1983 and 1984 and a bit on life today.
The words are horrible to hear first hand from a survivor. Poor Ashley, our young translator (the former Drake student now working in El Salvador) was a bit pale at times. I don't think she had heard this before. I have, but it was just as difficult the second time around as it was the first. And there were more details this time …
I had a notebook with me so I caught most of the story. I had time to write because of the translating process. That was both a blessing and a curse. I will be paraphrasing at times, but much of the story is in his words because he spoke slowly and in short phrases. And the narrative seems to jump from topic to topic, but that is the way he spoke. It was a powerful delivery.
Don Pablo introduced himself as one of the few remaining people living in Cinquera from the days of the war. The town was absolutely leveled during the war. All the houses we see today were built after the Peace Accords in 1992. The majority of the original inhabitants were killed. Most everyone else has gone to another department (like a state) or has left the country because they were being persecuted. He held up a calendar produced by Equipo Maize which has small pictures of the faces of those who died. On the calendar part, the date and place where they died is entered. These were people from all over the country – not just in this area.
So here is his story:
He asked: Why did this happen in El Salvador? What was the life in El Salvador before the war?
"I first became socially aware in about 1950. Conditions were poor and nothing had changed in favor of the people since then. The great majority of the people who live in the country live miserably: lacking basic things for life. Everyone cultivated little plots of land for basic grains just to survive. But the land was not theirs. The majority of people worked the land but they did not get paid. They could not rent the land and pay with money so they had to pay to use the land with the harvest. And the harvest was never sufficient to survive. So people left Cinquera to go to other Departments to look for work. The Departments of Cabañas, Morazán and Chalatenengo were the poorest areas. Most people between November and February left Cinquera to work the coffee finca, also the sugar cane and cotton
fields on the land of the very same people who were exploiting them with their little plots of land where they were cultivating in their home town. Almost everyone had to leave in order to work and they were treated very badly. They were paid badly and the exploiters took away part of their wages if they were being provided a place to sleep. So
people would sleep under the trees. And lots of children and older people died on the plantations because they were always exposed to the elements. There was never enough water to bathe. People would go 15-20 days without bathing. They were only given 2 liters of water per day to drink. There were no clinics to take care of people."