1 Lago (Lake) Suchitlan — a man-made impoundment to provide water for San Salvador. Viewed from a restaurant in Suchitoto where we ate lunch.
2 Boarding a boat to go out on Lago Suchitlan.
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6 Farm on a small island created by flooding to create reservoir.
7 Birds (vultures?) on top of an old tree.
8 Cross marks spot of another massacre: the town of Copopaya. It was wiped out by government forces in a massacre.
9 The gentleman on the right is a survivor.
10 His story of survival: over 100 people were gunned down. A few survived by jumping into the lake, hid under lily pads, and swam across the lake to escape.
11 His dad survived because he was out-of-town on the day of the massacre.
12 Dad still carries a bolo (machete).
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16 Later, we went to another location for lunch . . .
