El Salvador - 2009

Wall art in La Plama, El Salvador.

On the main streets, and on the lamp posts, barely a surface is left undecorated. La Palma, El Salvador.

Mosaics too, not just paintings.

There are variations, but these paintings show the basic style that this town is known for. Many people have learnt the style, and now, a good proportion of the population make a living from it.

The hangar-like interior of Iglesia El Rosario, San Salvador.

Wonderful representation of Christ with the cross.

Amazingly detailed tiny figures, hidden inside a ceramic egg.

More tiny figures, and the tiny "eggs" (which are obviously not eggs in this case) that enclose them.

One of the many images that are displayed in museums and memorials. This is recent memory for Salvadoreños, and we need to keep in mind that most of the people we meet have lived through this horrific page of their history.