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Scene #4: the ashes of El Salvador

Scene #4: the ashes of El Salvador

July 23, 2017 · by Ben · in Travelling the Word

In 1926, the Izalco volcano in El Salvador violently erupted, blowing ash across the country.  The lava that buried a whole town, killing 56 people. Six years later, Izalco was once again the site of a violent eruption: this time…

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