1927 R15 Barra de Santiago, Dept, Ahuachapan, Salvador of the sand duned coast line. A tidal channel, perhaps a quarter of a mile wide runs along parallel with the breakers for at least two leagues, thus separating the beach from the main mangrove jungle which lies to the north across the channel. From this main body of water, many small canals break off at irregular intervals, and thread winding courses off to the north where slowly the dense mangroves crowd in and if followed far enough one usually comes to a point where a fresh water stream empties into the salt water. The channels, in many places, form islands, the centers of which are sandy covered with tall grass and brush characteristic of the [illegible] Arid Lower Tropical Zone. The mangroves are a tangle and a mess. The arched roots grow out of a black sticky mud, which is ramified with crab holes and [illegible]