Central America was great

I just got home from Central America after two enjoyable weeks. Guatemala is as beautiful as ever, and I got to see Honduras for the first time. In between, I traveled the length of El Salvador, which surprised me with its beauty and the friendliness of the people. Salvadorans seem to be unanimous in their relief that the civil war is over, and grateful to have survived. My last day there I feasted on pacaya and izote; these are breaded-and-fried flowers. They're not fragile, thin-petaled flowers; they're big and hearty.