#195: First postcard from El Salvador

Plaza Morazán

Church stamp

Received from William from San Salvador.

El Salvador borders the Pacific Ocean on the south, and the countries of Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east.

#72: Third postcard from Honduras

Roatan Island

Pope stamps

Received from Glenn from Airdrie, Canada. Please check out his blog here.

The orchid is the national flower of Honduras, while the Scarlet Macaw is its national bird.

#167: Second postcard from Costa Rica

Margarita

People and landscape stamps

Received from Shirley from Belén.

Nearly all Catholic churches in Costa Rica face west.

#179: Second postcard from Belize

Belize City

Archaeological stamp

Received from Lando from San Rafael, Mexico.

Belize is the only country in Central America whose official language is not Spanish.

#179: First postcard from Belize

Kinkajou

Archaeological stamp

Received from the nice people at the "Starring You" project. Check it out and participate to get nice cards like this from around the world.

Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea.

#71: Second cover from Guatemala

Christmas stamps

Received from James from Guatemala City.

Belize used to be a part of Guatemala, and was given to the United Kingdom in exchange for some highways that were never built.

#72: Third postcard from Honduras

Saint Lucia, near Tegucigalpa

Commemorative stamps

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

It is common to find blonde haired, blue eyed Hondurans living on the bay islands. They are direct descendents of the British Pirates that came here over 500 years ago.

#72: Second postcard from Honduras

The Copan ruins

Commemorative stamps

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

The five stars on the Honduran flag represent the five countries of Central America. With the middle star representing Honduras, as it is the only country that touches four other Central American countries.

#167: First postcard from Costa Rica

Main crater of the Irazú volcano

Coin and flower stamps

Received from Shirley from Belén.

Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

#71: First cover from Guatemala

Cartoon stamp on front

Tree stamps on back

Received from James from Guatemala City.

Guatemala means the “land of Trees” in a Mayan tongue.

#121: First cover from Panama

Commemorative stamps

Handstamp on the back

Received from Holger from Zaventem, Belgium. Please check out his blog here.

Panama is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

#121: First postcard from Panama

Views of Panama

WWF crocodile and commemorative stamp

Received from Holger from Zaventem, Belgium. Please check out his blog here.

Panama is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

#71: Third postcard from Guatemala

Izabal, Castillo de San Felipe

Commemorative stamp

Received from James from Guatemala City.

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast.

#72: First postcard from Honduras

Map of Honduras

People stamp

Received from Mervin from San Pedro Sula.

Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

#71: Second postcard from Guatemala

Rio Dulce

Aviation commemorative stamp

Received from James from Guatemala City.

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast.

#71: First postcard from Guatemala

Rio Dulce

Commemorative stamps

Received from James from Guatemala City.

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast.

#34: First postcard from Nicaragua

Butterfly postcard

Bridge Stamp

Received from Christhian from Nicaragua.

Nicaragua borders Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south.