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Category Archives: El Salvador

Esperanza – Hope

27 Saturday Aug 2016

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in El Salvador, INSPIRATION, PEOPLE

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earthquake ecuador, El Matal Ecuador, helping others, jama ecuador, tent camps

Manos Arrrrriba!

“Manos Arrrrriba!”        Esperanza – Hope. Without hope, people’s souls would atrophy. My friends and I witnessed esperanza in most every place we stopped.

Jama-El Matal (Manabi Province) Ecuador

Having just returned from a visit to the coast (Jama) where the earthquake turned my friends’ worlds upside down then slammed them to the ground, I would like to share what burns strongest in my mind and soul. Yes, some friends cried when they shared their stories, but their tears also released a bit of grief.  More than tears, I saw smiles. Proud brave smiles that burned as bright and strong as the brilliant sunlight on their altered landscape.

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Esperanza – Hope. Without hope, people’s souls would atrophy. My friends and I witnessed esperanza in most every place we stopped.

A buzz of activity kept the center of town in perpetual motion. A steady stream of people puchased ten-cent servings  of fresh rolls at the open-air panaderia, relocated only a slight distance from its original place on the block. The vegetable vendor location shadowed the panaderia, just like it did before the earthquake, and a second one held its usual spot on the other side of the one-way street. There was comfort in walking up to the glass-fronted bakery counter and requesting caramel-colored cubes of banana bread for my travel companions and me – and oh yes, delicate rolls of chocolate bread and — ‘look at those fresh orbs of bread that are still cooling – we’ll take some of those too.’ Continue reading →

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Gotta Wear Shades

14 Thursday Aug 2014

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in El Salvador, NATURE, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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El Matal Ecuador, feeling groovy, gotta wear shades, things to do in manabi ecuador, Whale watching in ecuador

P8080039 IGUANA RIO JAMA GOTT A WEAR SHADES

The past few weeks have offered so many impromptu photo ops, and most of the photos are self explanatory!

(Jama-El Matal-Manabi Ecuador) August 2014
Are you ready for a feeling-alright-unique scene here at latitude zero?  Climb aboard!  (Sun shades optional.)

While photographing the frigates against the setting sun, I turned to see the rising moon sneaking into the scene...

While photographing the frigates against the setting sun, I turned to see the rising moon sneaking into the scene…

Using an irrigation pipe for a rest for the camera, I waited for the frigates to circle overhead...

Using an irrigation pipe for a rest for the camera, I waited for the frigates to circle overhead…

Walking toward home, I scanned the skies for returning birds.  I found an ultra quiet one sneaking across the sky...

Walking toward home, I scanned the skies for returning birds. I found an ultra quiet one sneaking across the sky…

The next day my feathered friends  (wood storks) escorted President Rafael Correa to Jama! (Post in progress.)

The next day my feathered friends (wood storks) escorted President Rafael Correa to Jama! (Post in progress.)

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Speaking of sun shades!  Wow, those shoes were bright! Now back to the story...

Speaking of sun shades!  Those shoes were bright!  Now back to the story…

In between numerous distractions, I have been painting mosaics on pottery.  (Timeout post will be a little bit tardy!)

In between numerous distractions, I have been painting mosaics on pottery. (Timeout post will be a little bit tardy!)

A few days later I wondered what the pelicans were doing at El Matal...

A few days later I wondered what the pelicans were doing at El Matal…

"Are you SURE you are ready for what we have planned for you?" asked Mr. Pelican...

“Are you SURE you are ready for what we have planned for you?” asked Mr. Pelican…

"Buckle your seatbelt and VAMOS a El Matal!"

“Buckle your seatbelt and VAMOS a El Matal!”

Ahem, well the past week has been in-cre-EE-ble, so I thought, “Maybe I should wear shades for this visit…”

In my haste to leave the house, I forgot to wear shades… Continue reading →

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The Wanderlust Breed

18 Monday Feb 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, Republic of Panama, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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costa rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mark Knopfler Wanderlust, Nicaragua, Republic of Panama, Travel in Ecuador, Wanderlust, Wild Weekly Challenge Wanderlust

nicaragua late afternoon limon dos Thanks, Let’s Be Wild, for selecting the image of “Little Bit” Iguana in last week’s winner’s circle.  This week’s theme is Wanderlust, a perfect topic for the life of the Zeebra!

When I was about ten years old, our class studied about Argentina’s  pastoral Pampas grasslands.  The images of horses and cattle affected me, and I dreamed of living in faraway Argentina.

Oops... This is Nicaragua - we haven't made it to Argentina yet!

Oops.. This is Nicaragua – We haven’t made it to Argentina yet!

Mark Knofler’s song Wanderlust makes a perfect backdrop for this post, and the video is paired with images from Ecuador.    Enjoy the song while scrolling through these images of Latin America. Continue reading →

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Sunset Alley

17 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, NATURE, Nicaragua, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, Republic of Panama, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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balboa yacht club panama, jama ecuador, manglaralto ecuador, Playa Rosada Nicaragua, San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua, Sunsets, sunsets playa san miguel costa rica, wild weekly photo challenge sunsets

Playa Rosada – Nicaragua

This week’s Let’s Be Wild website is accepting entries in the Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for Sunsets. They stress the importance of enjoying nature – a no brainer for a nature lover like me! Living on the Pacific coast of Latin America has provided a bounty of stunning sunset Pacific views, from El Salvador to Ecuador! Here are some of my favorites!

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Near and Far – Weekly Photo Challenge

08 Saturday Sep 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, PHOTO CHALLENGES, Republic of Panama, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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jama ecuador, La Libertad El Salvador, Lake Atitlan Guatemala, Long Caye Belize, PHOTO CHALLENGES, San Jorge Nicaragua, San Juan Del Sur, San Miguel Costa Rica, Weekly Photo Challenge Near and Far

Manglaralto, Ecuador

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Near and Far. Photos can magically portray a far-away location as if it were right in front of us.   By pairing an image in the foreground with one in the distance, one can strengthen and add depth to a photo.    Enjoy these images that transport you to far away locations as well as illustrate the perspective of near and far!  Z

Jumping Tarpon – Rio Colorado Lodge Costa Rica

La Libertad, El Salador

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

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