Sra. Bertha Deras and granddaughter Galia, my hosts for five weeks
Trash where the sign says don't throw trash.
More trash in streets. These photos are for you, Peter!
Improvised cover for open manhole in street.
Mi maestra de Espanol, Sylvia Campos.
Rose garden at the University of Central America marking spot where six Jesuits were murdered by government forces in 1989 toward the end of the civil war.
Another view of the Rose Garden.
Room at University of Central America where the Jesuit's housekeeper and her daughter were killed by government forces after seeking shelter there.
Tombs of the six murdered Jesuits.
Art work over the altar at the chapel at the University of Central America
Painting commemorating the six martyred Jesuits
Stations of the cross at the chapel at the University of Central America depicting Salvadorans tortured by government during the civil war.
More stations of the cross.
The clothes of the six Jesuits worn when they were murdered, still with bloodstains.
Artwork depicting death of Monsignor Romero at museum at University of Central America.
Mural on wall of Sisters of Divine Providence property depicting Monsignor Romero and his importance to the Salvadoran people.
Portion of mural depicting government hiding its eyes.
The humble house where Monsignor Romero lived, across from the chapel where he was killed saying Mass in 1979.
The grotto outside Monsignor Romero's house. His viscera are entombed here.
The front walkway of Romero's house, with a painting of him on the wall in back in a pastoral Salvadoran setting.
Museum of the Revolution in Perquin, El Salvador
A US made 500 pound bomb used by government to bomb villages in El Salvador during the civil war.
Field pieces used during the civil war by both government and rebels.
Piece of the shot down helicopter of General Monterrosa, the perpetrator of the El Mozote massacre.
Coffee plant in flower.
The church at El Mozote
A memorial wall to the victims of the massacre. All villagers, including children, lost their lives save for one woman who survived to tell the story.
A close up of the monument at El Mozote.
Side of the church at El Mozote commemorating the children who were killed in the massacre.
Mike next to rose garden commemorating the children killed in the massacre.
A partial list of the children killed, some only days and months old.
Other wall of church at El Mozote, depicting the hope that the town has for the future.
Mike standing in front of the San Vicente volcano.
The church in the village of Nejapa.
Feminist interpretation of the Adam and Eve story.
Downtown Nejapa. The village is run according to a town-hall style democracy.
A large tree on a coffee cooperative. The tree once shaded the deliberations of the Salvadoran government around the 1900s when a former president owned the property.
A woman in the La Palma artists cooperative painting a cross.
An example of a cross made in La Palma depicting Romero.
Another example of a cross, depicting women.
Mike and Peter Hagen on the outskirts of San Salvador.
Peter and Theo, a student of English, on the outskirts of San Salvador
A tree in fog at Puerta del Diablo, where many suspected leftists were killed and dumped during the civil war.
Aftermath of mudslides in Berlin, El Salvador.
Boulders crashed through a house due to torrential rains and flooding in Berlin, El Salvador.
Handing out relief packets in Berlin, El Salvador.
Mural in Parque Cuscutlan, San Salvador, depicting the history of El Salvador.
Memorial wall dedicated to non-combatants killed or disappeared during the civil war.
Name of Oscar Romero on the memorial wall in Parque Cuscutlan.
Name of Jean Donovan, an inspiration to my wife Megan, on the wall in Parque Cuscutlan.
Facade of the Cathedral in the city center of San Salvador.
Stained glass in another large church, city center, San Salvador.
Graduation day! Yo hablo Espanol!
The second group of Spanish students I studied with. Left to right, Mike, Carly, Beth, Pascal, Matt, Megan.
My wife Megan modeling the apron made for her by my El Salvadoran host, Sra. Bertha Deras.
