Shadow - Apaneca, El Salvador

Hmm... it looks lonely.

Street cleaner - Ataco, El Salvador

I passed this lovely man whilst casually strolling the streets of Ataco, a village along the Ruta de las Flores ("Route of the Flowers") in El Salvador.

[Below] These are his hands...

[Below] And this is his machete... because, of course, one needs a machete to clean the streets of El Salvador.

Although, I must say, I wasn't very surprised to see him with a machete: most men in the country of El Salvador walk the streets with a machete in hand. And I once saw a man peel an orange with his machete.

Smoker - Apaneca, El Salvador

It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon in Apaneca - a little ol' town along the Ruta de las Flores ("Flowers Route") in the northern mountains of El Salvador - when I came across this guy. And he was so pleased to see me!

After posing for photos in front of his house he invited me into and through his house, to the backyard where he sat down and started to pose, proudly emphasizing the particularly long ash of his cigarette. He then pointed to a cute little rabbit in the corner and encouraged me to photograph it also.

After the photo-shoot he hugged me - several times - and told me that he loves me - also several times. His eyes were tearing but that may have been due to the glazed-over look one typically has when they are completely drunk... as he was.

Nice guy though!

Market - Gracias, Honduras

The woman with scales for a head

One can find almost anything in Central America. In Gracias, Honduras I came across this unfortunate woman who had measuring-scales growing out of her head. I think it may be a consequence of spending too much time in the market.

As you can see, her ears and mouth are functional but she has no eyes. However, she was still able to match her clothes with the avocados.