Phantasma wrote:

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And just what exactly is wrong with being moreno? you people make it sound like its bad thing or something... believe me... white people PAY MONEY, tons of it to tannin salons to try to get this beautiful chocolatey brown colour God has naturally blessed me with.. so there! Nací moreno porque así tenía que ser Por mi color soy muy fácil de entender Cantando voy haciendo el mundo feliz Yo soy candela para los pies hasta morir Nací moreno porque así tenía que ser Y en mi cantar le voy a explicar porque Yo nací y mi madre fue la rumba Y a mi padre lo apodaban guaguancó Me bautizaron con tres toques de conga En un manantial de sabor

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That's what I m saying.  There's nothing wrong with being moreno(a).  All I was saing before was that the majority of salvadorenos that I know are fair skinned.  My father is fair skinned, but I have a caramel complection.  I rather be morena then white any day.  Not that there's anything wrong with being white.  To the guy that wrote that most of the salvadorians that come here come from pueblos and have brown burnt skin.....what r u trying to say by this comment?  What's ur point?  So what if they're brown?  What's wrong with that?  What if they come from small towns?  What's wrong with that?  To me it seems that the people that come from small towns in El Salvador are very humble and hard working people.  Please explain what u mean by those comments that u made.

Anonymous wrote:
   On another note, the problem that we see wehn people puttin salvadoreans down is that they say that they all look the same, short, moreno, and curly hair, same goes with the girls, right? but see most of the salvadoreans that need to come to Canada and USA come from pueblos and cantones, and those people usually work in the sun everyday as their routine, therefore the brown quemada skin....But let me tell ya, its true most, NOT ALL, but most of the salvadorean people here in Canada come from pueblos and they need to come here for economical reason or political. Back home all those rich people do not have the need to come here, so they maintain themselves beautiful, u guys need to go to El Salvador to appreciate the beauty we have, Zona Rosa, Santa Tecla, Chalatenango, full of beauties...There is also lots of beauties in every single canton y pueblo there too... My point is just like south americans see ugly salvadorean people, we too see ugly south american people, its all the same, poor people from all over need to come here. Would it be safe to say that all Ecuadoreans have big heads? can we say all Colombians smuggle some 'yeyo' to get here, or they all cultivate coke in Colombia? can we say all chilenos look white and pale? can we say all bolivianos eat coke leaves? can we say all peruvians are indios? Point being is that all countries have their different cultures and unfortunately you see here mostly salvadoreans here because of the political situation that we we force to live in the past, and now you see a large chunk of colombians going through the same thing... So , i would say do not judge a book by its cover that we all have a little history as well.. and yes I am salvadorean and proud....

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I wonder why people think that the majority of Salvadorians r short, moreno, and with curly hair?  Short and with curly hair yes, but morenos?  The majority of salvadorians that I know are fair skined.  My father is Salvadorian and he is tall, fair skined, and with curly hair.  I think that in general most people think that all latinos look the same.  Which obviously it's not true. 

 

When you say that the rich people keep themselves beautiful.....I would like to know in ur opinion what do u think a beautiful salvadoreno looks like?  I think that all salvadorenos r beautiful regardless of what they look like whether their skin is brown or white.

Lates

 

campesina.. she looked so peaceful i had to sneak a picture of her


pisaq, peru


the andes



view from the balcony of an irish (ha ha) pub in cusco

miguel wrote:

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X4v13r wrote:

miguel wrote:
thanks yeah.. i have tons of crazy shots.. glad i bought a good camera before that trip

i really recommend the inca trail trip to all of you
it's magic, changes your life


I'm sure it does, by the way what kind of camera is it? I like the quality of the pics.

X@vier



canon EOS 300D digital rebel with a nice lens. i have them in high rez they look a lot better i just scaled them down to post them



winay wayna again.. to the left.. the abyss!!! pretty scary

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nice camera bro, I also have a canon (only cam I would buy) but my is the S330 and looking to buy the new sd500 not much into big cam but u can see the big diff in pic quality.

X@vier

miguel wrote:

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thanks yeah.. i have tons of crazy shots.. glad i bought a good camera before that trip

i really recommend the inca trail trip to all of you
it's magic, changes your life

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I'm sure it does, by the way what kind of camera is it? I like the quality of the pics.

X@vier

miguel wrote:

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i thought i'd share a couple of pictures i took on the inca trail in peru



winay wayna.. day 3 inca trail.. you can see a waterfall at the right where we had lunch



machu picchu.. not all of it can be seen, it's immense.. but you're so high up you're in the clouds!

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WOW!!!!

buddy thats some gr8 pics, almost wallpaper material, thnx for sharing.

X@vier



-- Edited by X4v13r at 13:49, 2005-06-02

i thought i'd share a couple of pictures i took on the inca trail in peru



winay wayna.. day 3 inca trail.. you can see a waterfall at the right where we had lunch



machu picchu.. not all of it can be seen, it's immense.. but you're so high up you're in the clouds!

X4v13r wrote:

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Miss Lee wrote: thanks for sharing xavier...i hope more people can contribute as well so we all can see...beautiful pics I know, I would like to see a little bit of Argentina, Peru, Colombia, etc..... c'mon people share ur pics with us!!! X@vier

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Xavier........nice shots. Good Job.

Miss Lee wrote:

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Too be quite honest im not sure which part it is, i know the island is closer to la union, my friend recently came back and sent me these pics and i haven't been back in YEAAARSSS and to be honest i never had the urge to go but these pics gave me the itch to go back home and explore all of central america if possible

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Thats in the 'Golfo de Fonseca" its a tiny but beautiful island. From what I understand the italians and the japanese are doing an alliance right now and they will be building an airport in La Union to accomodate the tourist to visit this beautiful hidden gem thats bein there forever...Golfo de Fonseca has some beautiful beaches if you haven't being there, i suggest you go...

On another note, the problem that we see wehn people puttin salvadoreans down is that they say that they all look the same, short, moreno, and curly hair, same goes with the girls, right? but see most of the salvadoreans that need to come to Canada and USA come from pueblos and cantones, and those people usually work in the sun everyday as their routine, therefore the brown quemada skin....But let me tell ya, its true most, NOT ALL, but most of the salvadorean people here in Canada come from pueblos and they need to come here for economical reason or political. Back home all those rich people do not have the need to come here, so they maintain themselves beautiful, u guys need to go to El Salvador to appreciate the beauty we have, Zona Rosa, Santa Tecla, Chalatenango, full of beauties...There is also lots of beauties in every single canton y pueblo there too...

My point is just like south americans see ugly salvadorean people, we too see ugly south american people, its all the same, poor people from all over need to come here. Would it be safe to say that all Ecuadoreans have big heads? can we say all Colombians smuggle some 'yeyo' to get here, or they all cultivate coke in Colombia? can we say all chilenos look white and pale? can we say all bolivianos eat coke leaves? can we say all peruvians are indios?
Point being is that all countries have their different cultures and unfortunately you see here mostly salvadoreans here because of the political situation that we we force to live in the past, and now you see a large chunk of colombians going through the same thing...
So , i would say do not judge a book by its cover that we all have a little history as well..
and yes I am salvadorean and proud....

thanks for sharing xavier...i hope more people can contribute as well so we all can see...beautiful pics

@ X@vier: Beautiful pics, man.

@ Lilchinita: I tell you, I don't know what this bickering is about and why the animosity towards central america. When people from other cultures look at us, they see Latin Americans, and they are just in awe of the richness of our culture-- as a whole.

I wish we could see ourselves like outsiders see us, instead of pointing out the little differences that exist between our regions. We should instead exalt out common traits: our music, our language, our history. And when it comes to Central America, I tell you, I am so but so proud of having native blood in me. If we know our history, we should all be proud of everything we accomplished and feel sad that a whole culture was wiped from the face of the earth without giving us a chance to share our richness. If I were given the chance, I would choose to be fully native, because that way my identity would've never been compromised. However, I'm proud of what I am today (I can't change the past) and I try to teach my children and other children that we should be proud of who we are and try to instill in them pride and respect for our ancestors.

Too be quite honest im not sure which part it is, i know the island is closer to la union, my friend recently came back and sent me these pics and i haven't been back in YEAAARSSS and to be honest i never had the urge to go but these pics gave me the itch to go back home and explore all of central america if possible

Miss Lee wrote:

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I'm not a complete foro addict but im getting to become one hehe, I enjoy coming on here and reading your views on different topics and i get a kick out off all the wackyness that goes on in the foro. But lately i have been getting really pissed off at the anony's that come on and try to put down salvadorian's. Their ignorance just pisses me off, I usually can shake it off and move on but its incredible the inanity that some latinos have and feel that they have to make some generalization on salvadorians. What makes me really angry is that they come on here and call us indios when in reality we don't even know what "canton" or "cerro" they belong to. Anyways now that i have vented out my frustration.....my friend recently came from El Salvador and took some breath taking pictures that show case the true beauty of my little but big hearted country.......i want you all to share pictures of where you are all from this way we can educate one another and avoid generalizations. :)   -- Edited by Miss Lee at 05:27, 2005-06-01 -- Edited by Miss Lee at 14:13, 2005-06-01

 

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It's not just salvadorians that they put down, it's all of central america.  They're just ignorant people who have too much time on their hands.  As for them calling us indios.... well obviously they haven't looked at themselves in the mirror.  If you look closely at yourself in the mirror you'll find that you have one or two "indio" traits.  All Latinos from central and south america have "INDIO" in them whether they like it or not.

On a brighter note those are some great pics Miss Lee.  What part of El Salvador were they taken at?  This place looks real beautiful!

Chau

MISS LEE  Thanks for the pics!! I miss mi land! but i love canada!

Pero its beautiful!!

Those are beautiful pics Miss Lee!
El Salvador is an amazing country with breathtaking scenery and honest and humble people. Its such an incredible country, with a lot to offer.

Thanks for posting these pics girl!

As for the annonys... dont let them get to you girl. Let it slide off your back, no need to stress over stupidity and ignorance.