Hola! Did you know? In 1854 there was an earthquake that totally destroyed San Salvador. 'A decision was made to rebuild the capital six miles to the west of the ruined city on land belonging to the 'Hacienda Santa Tecla' that was purchased by the government' (Source Telegram!). The Nueva San Salvador - or as we now call it Santa Tecla - is where we witnessed our very first earthquake! It was a small one, but its quite a interesting moment when the whole room starts shaking! 😱🤣😅 Step by step there's more adoption. Claro, the Latin American telecommunications company, did not accept our creditcard, but did accept... Bitcoin! That's why I now have a phone with a Salvadoran number, to go and visit 'Adopting Bitcoin' coming days. I'm curious to explore the congress. Just like on this very cool slide - which you can find on the way back from a great view (you've really got to go and see by yourself!) at 'El Boqueron National Park' - I think I'll just go with the flow! 💫 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄 #AdoptingBitcoin

"To the Indian, private and individual ownership of land was as meaningless as private ownership of the sky, the weather, or the sea." David Browning - El Salvador Landscape and society ¿Qué ubole? We've visited Joya de Cerén and San Andrés both in one day, taking the public bus from Santa Tecla. The total cost of our transportation was about 5 dollars - for two persons - nice! In San Andrés the guard at the entrance was willing to accept Bitcoin, but unfortunately his phone thought otherwise, but it will come! ;) The great thing about Joya is that it shows how normal people lived amongst the Mayan culture, and not just the elite as in other touristic places. Their society was far more developed than once thought. I'm curious to find out what new #LIDAR discoveries will teach us. The great thing about Bitcoin is that both 'normal people' and 'the elite' can participate! What do you think? 🤔🧑‍🎓 Happy to read along your thoughts. Enjoy your day all! 🙏 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄‍♂️ #Ownership #Elite

Hi y'all! At the Bitcoin Farmers market we've met a fellow Dutchman who started a Salvadoran bakery business called SeaSide Sourdough. Although seven dollars for a sourdough bread seems a bit on the expensive side to us, we did enjoy it! 😋 In the taxiride to Tamanique, Juan our cab driver shared he was deported by #ICE after living 22 years in #NewYork! He is back now and sleeps in his car - is our guess - since he really doesn't have any place to go. The whole process took about a week for him. Pretty amazing to have a chat. We hope he'll get his life back together. 🙏 Our guide Arie on our way to the waterfalls (of Tamanique) shares that now the gangs are gone the most worrysome problem is rising prices. He also tells us that its mostly young people who get into fysical trouble when climbing down and up the mountain, which we thought was quite surprising. Apparently our youth are not in good shape! BTW, all these people do accept Bitcoin for payments! 🔥 #RutaDeBitcoin🌊 #Inflation #Dollar

Good day all! The alternative plan (instead of the hot laundry shed🥵) turned out to be a very cool penthouse amongst the palm trees.🌴😎 We've spent a couple of days there with a bunch of American surfers on their favorite spot: Lote44 in El Zonte! It was very interesting to take them to the meetup too. Afterwards we've had a good talk. Only dad needed a bit of updating on the developments actually, but in our conversations I - once again - noticed most people look at Bitcoin from their own #Personal level, while they should keep in mind that there are more ways to analyse such a #Complex issue in a fast changing #Global world. 🤔 Yes, I've visited the Bitcoin HardWare store for a mini-class (in Spanish) and we've made a quick visit to the Bitcoin Farmers market. Very inspiring! 🔥 Now we are at Playa Majahual, next to the touristy El Tunco beach 📸. It's the place where some dangerous natural swimming pools on the rocks are being pounded on by majestic waves. Stay safe! 🌊 #SurfCity #Levels #RutaDeBitcoin🏄‍♂️

Dear Wallet of Satoshi. Oops, it happened again! 🤕 We had a marvelous dinner at street venue 'Tres Olas' in El Zonte, El Salvador and of course, we chose to pay our bill with Bitcoin. 🔥 Unfortunately, the flyer to scan the QR-code we used before was not available and our hostess typed the amount on her phone. Before we knew it, our transaction was sent and oopsie. Apparently we have sent a BTC #OnChain transaction, instead of a recommended Lightning one. This costs us 8$ dollars - 8.368 #Sats - in transaction fees. 🤕🫣 So, yes, its a mistake - and maybe some education is needed on our and the owners end, but we would rather have the transaction process flow a bit more smoothly, so we won't have to worry about sending the wrong transaction. What if we could just find a solution for this problem so others won't go through the same predicament? What do you think? 🤔🧑‍🎓 Ps. Wallet of Satoshi got this mail and refunded our fees. Appreciated! 🙏 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄 #Wallet #TransactionFees

Buenos Dias from El Zonte, El Salvador, woehoeee! We've checked and verified and the Satoshi Nakamoto #Statue is really there, near Bitcoin Beach.✔️ So good to be back in this exciting town, which changed a bit since our visit last year. A few new stores and places to check out! 😎 Also, below the last post we saw a first contribution in the chat.🎉 Tnx for your participation. Because of that share I've now listened for the second time in my life to Max Keiser in a podcast, since... I also met Jethro Toro at the Bitcoin Hardware store who just interviewed Max and Stacey together. If I understand correctly for Max Bitcoin has been a spiritual awakening and a #Renaissance for us all awaits. Can't say I disagree! 💫 Honestly though, about some parts of the conversation I'm a bit more sceptical, but no need to get into that now. We both agree Bitcoin will change people for the better. Owh yeah. Thanks Max for the drink, we've enjoyed it a lot! 🙏🍹 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄 #Religion #Transformation

"The reason why El Salvador is Bitcoin-Only - and hasn't gone down the altcoin-route - is because of Max & Stacey." (1.05.25) Jimmy Song Buenos! Since it didn't rain so much last days we were able to visit the Walter Thilo Deininger National Park for a cool hike and... yes, the 2X10$ entrance ticket was paid for with Bitcoin! ✔️ Also. I was listening to this podcast about Bitcoin Historico, the exclusive event taking place on 12&13 November in San Salvador, which I won't be attending. The entrance ticket for 350$ is way too expensive for me. Luckily its 21$ for locals - which is also quite a lot for many people here. I'll be attending the Adopting Bitcoin conference a day later though! 🎉 So. I came across this remarkable quote from Jimmy. Do Max Keiser and his wife Stacey Herbert have that much influence? And.. is the government really banning altcoin-projects from establishing in the country and is that the way to go? What do you think? 🤔🧑‍🎓 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄‍♂️ #Freedom #Economy

Hey y'all! I just had to share this. The map you see is a compiled and modified image from a couple of photo's we took of the spectacular relief-map outside the military museum in San Salvador. Unfortunately this is a reduced version of the image that doesn't do it justice, but you might still get the point. El Salvador is a country in between mountains and vulcanos. 🌋 Its pretty cool to see the real thing and gives a great overview of the country. Of course you can find similar maps online too to get a good grasp... 👨‍🎓 Also we've made our first Bitcoin-payment in the supermarket SuperSelectos. 🎉 What I've noticed? It's very important that staff is educated well and that the Lightning Button is clicked on the screen (please double-check!! ✔️) so the right QR-code appears. Obviously it is very important to check this, otherwise you might pay a lot in transaction fees and are possibly waiting half an hour before the transaction is confirmed. 😜 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄‍♂️ #Maps #OverView

Hola Gente. We're still enjoying life in the 'Port of Freedom' and trying to get some work done. We're also aiming for the perfect surf photo. That's not so easy though! Last days I've tried to buy a newspaper too, but apparently that's even harder. So.. I've read some of the old ones again that I've brought from the capital. 😅 Yesterday I came across a interesting article about the 'Gota a gota..'-system, basically a predatory loan-scheme. I've read the U.N. report and ".. these operations are typically run by Colombian networks, with reports indicating they launder money from drug trafficking and target vulnerable populations." If people can't pay, they might even end up as drug mules. Its a decentralized system with multiple local networks and 'has been normalized as a socially accepted financial option'. Wow! 🤨 Yes, I believe there's a good chance there'll be Bitcoin #Apps that will fix this problem for the #Unbanked one day. What do you think? 🤔🧑‍🎓 #RutaDeBitcoin🏄 #Surfing #System

"𝘜𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴 𝘦𝘭 𝘥ó𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘴 é𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴. 𝘠 𝘴𝘶 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳." 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐤📬 Buenas. Past week was interesting. Due to heavy rainfall the river Chilama nearby 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐝 - and close to our home 'El Bunker' - has been flooding and once you dive into it, there's a lot too learn!🧑‍🎓The brown-colored water already gave us an indication polution might be an issue, and there are some real challenges for the communities who live here. The government #SurfCity project ties in measures to improve this situation, so I guess as tourists we're helping out too! 😎 On El Tunco beach I made a good attempt to explain the benefits of Bitcoin to a young saleswoman, in Spanish. These two places near Playa 'Punta Roca' (check BTC-map) is not only a good location to watch surfing, but both accepted our Bitcoin as payment for food and drinks! ✔️ #RutaDeBitcoin🏄‍♂️ #OrangePilling #BtcMap