Christopher Columbus made his first landfal on San Salvador on October 12, 1492. Originally called "Guanahani" by the native Lucayan people who where summarily dispatched.
This is the Mexican Monument which kept the Olympic flame during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
San Salvador is actually an exposed peak of a submerged mountain. It is one of the eastern most islands in the Bahamas. San Sal is about 12 miles long, and 5 miles wide.
There are many wetlands in San Salvador that are home to a wide variety of wildlife. There's a Heron in this shot but I didn't bring my zoom lense, darn.
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This cross is located at Long Bay, on the West coast of the island. It is one of the the four locations claiming to be where Columbus was to have landed. This is the actual site though because I was there (just kidding!)
