In 2002 Albuquerque Journal writer Tom Harmon accompanied his co-worker Roberto Rosales on one of his expeditions to the island of Meanguera:

Pages from the original Albuquerque Journal publication.

Out-of-the-Way Adventure

Story by Tom Harmon Photographs by Roberto E. Rosales – Of the Journal

Sojourn on the remote east coast of El Salvador tests traveler’s boundaries

ISLA DE MEANGUERA, El Salvador – All my life, I have believed it’s simply stupid to find yourself in a situation that feels unsafe or uncomfortable. It reflects poor planning. It means you weren’t thinking ahead or weren’t thinking at all.

So it was a real surprise, this summer, to find myself embarking on a 10-day trip to the undeveloped coast of El Salvador a place that pretty much embodies the words “unsafe” and “uncomfortable.”

A photographer and I planned to explore the remote fishing villages of eastern El Salvador. In the rainy season. Carrying nothing but backpacks. Swatting mosquitoes. Sleeping in hammocks. Eating the local food. Drinking no water.

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Latin America – Images by Roberto Rosales

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