Antiguo Cuscatlán: our new home town, really a suburb of San Salvador.
Most interesting sociogeographic feature: Just a few blocks up the hill from us in this residential area is the rim of a volcanic crater. The inner slope of the crater is covered in lush tropical vegetation, while the flat bottom of the crater is...an industrial park! Yes, several square blocks of warehouses, manufacturing plants, pharmaceutical labs, and a Bimbo bakery. Oh, and there's also a nice botanical garden/commercial nursery. Quite an interesting area to stroll through. See it yourself on Google Earth at 13 deg 40 min 20 sec N, 89 deg 14 min 51 sec W.
Most interesting ecological feature: Every evening at twilight, hundreds or perhaps thousands of green parrots come swooping in from who knows where to roost for the night in eucalyptus trees near our apartment. They make a huge racket for an hour or so, then settle down for the night. Around 5 am they make another big squawk before heading off for the day's work. We're already used to it and enjoy their company. Sadly, the story is that the birds were dislocated by the destruction of a nearby forested area and apparently found this pretty lushly vegetated older residential area to be a suitable refuge.
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