Return to El Salvador

Paul returned to El Salvador this year on a ten day trip with his church. Below are some pictures - a complete description of the trip can be found at the St. Mary's blog viewing the posts from May 10 to 20. In particular are posts about the volcano climb, road construction, and St. Mary's sister parish in San Bartolo.

The first set of photos show Paul on a road construction project. Without this road, the community of San Marcos can lose access to health care in the summer rainy season.


Paul and Mark


Moving supplies by wheelbarrow


It helps if you don't push the wheelbarrow on sections of road that haven't dried


Paul and Ricardo


On Saturday, Paul and a few others in his group climbed Volcano Izalco, the youngest volcano in the world, located in the Parque Nacional Los Volcanes.


A view of Izalco Volcano (from 2007)


Paul at the summit


Paul and team at the summit


Looking down from the summit, one can see the lava path


The hike back down the volcano


A view in the rainforest while hiking back to the starting point