New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-03
SALVADOR, the little repub-
u lie on the southern coast of
Central America, Is not behind

~ lie on the southern coast of
Central America, Is not behind
any part Of the world in the
matter of the picturesque and the in
teresting. 1t has Its natural phe-
nomena, Its beauty spots for tourists
that should be double starred In trav-
eIers' guide books, its relics Of ancient
races, Its quaint and busy cities with
their artistic works of architecture,
writes Hamilton NJ. Wright in the Bull
letin of the Pan-Amcrican Union. In
the world there is not a more wonder
ful volcano than lzalco, which, more
than o u generations ago, assembled
from the plains and has since re-
NAMED active. There is not a more
wonderful lake in the world than no.
pongo. distant about ten miles from
San Salvador. the capital, and con-
nected with 1t by a splendid highway.
A Inc national road which, at one
point. cuts the mountain side 800 feet
above the surface of the lake also
comes In from San Vicente.
Hopongo is an alluring spot for bath
ers, for the people Of the republic
thoroughly appreciate the charms and
advantages Of their own country. It
Is the watering place for San Saliva
dor, with hotels, bath houses and
launches. The surrounding ridges and
mountains are beautiful and col0rful
and dip into the lake steeply. Viewing
this superb sheet Of water, with the
nearby eminences verdure-clad or col
ored by past volcanic eruptions, with
drifting clouds casting their fleeting
shadows upon Its surface, one has a
feeling that he is far from the haunts
OF man, until perchance his eye lights
upon a launch far below, sending its
ripples over the expanse of waters.
Fine Mountains and Climate.
There nre in the world no finer
mountain peaks than those Of Ell Sal
vadOr. The volcanoes Santa Ana,
San Miguel, San Vicente, Usulutan,
Zatecoluca, and San Salvador, rising
from Santa Tecla, and half a hundred
others have all the characteristic
beauty Of the symmetrical volcanic
elsewhere in Central Amer
lea. In the healthful uplands or noun
tain basins, where a larger part of the
lives, 1000 feet or more
above sea level, are to be found tree
cities and rich country dis
tricts that In charm and interest will
repay richly every moment the trav-
pler will spare them. The healthful
gives rise to a vigorous and
pnterprising population. This little
has a record Of having pro-
luced 75,OOO,00O pounds Of coffee In a
year, 1915, perhaps more in
earlier periods.
We did not stop long at La Union,
cut continued from the port up the
coast to La Libertad. the nearest sea-
port to San Salvador. There we an.
'hOred out In the open rOadstead, a
nile and One-half from shore, and took
1 coffee barge to the pier, where we
arranged for a conveyance to San Sal
,adOr, 40 miles distant by automobile
Dad but less than 30 for mules. 1t is
very short trip up to the capitol, but
he traveller behOlds the varied re-
and climatic changes of an en-
ire continent within the brief journey
o the uplands. This part of the coast
5 a center for Peruvian balsam. a
for pulmonary complaints and
% called because in early days it was
Irst shipped from Salvador to Peru
'efOre being recOnsigned in through
jackets to Europe. The tree is found
yer an extended strip up and down
he coast.
Highways Ne Excellent.
The journey from La Libertad to
an Salvador is a fine one and the
Dad is good. In fact there are L.
90 miles Of through national high
'ays in the republic Of Salvador. The
of San Salvador are a national
Great work has been done
l grading and bridge-building. Some
permanent concrete bridge
ave been constructed. La Libertad.
'hich is also reached by road from {
an Vicente in the east central part Of t
ne republic, is the seat of the cable
alton between North and South Amer t
a, where messages are handled with
reat dispatch. The roads leading ! |