Entrance Requirements for El Salvador

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Entrance Requirements for El Salvador

February 26th, 2009 | El Salvador - Travel Tips | 1 Comment »

To enter El Salvador as a United States citizen you will need a current U.S. passport, and either a Salvadoran visa or a one-entry tourist card.

It is not necessary to purchase your tourist card before coming to El Salvador; you can buy a tourist card from the immigration officials at the airport. The cost for a tourist card is US $10 and the card is good for 90 days.

If you plan on staying in El Salvador for more than 30 days you can apply in advance for a multiple-entry visa, from the Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, D.C. or from a Salvadoran consulate in the United States. You may be asked to Read more

Tour Modern Coffee Mill in Apaneca

February 25th, 2009 | El Salvador - Business, El Salvador - Must See or Do | No Comments »

Want to tour some coffee farms in Apaneca?

Hook up with Marcos Batres, a coffee producer and exporter for COFINANZAS ORGANIC COFFEE GROUP who owns several farms in the area.

At the Santa Teresa Wet Mill you can see some of the latest coffee producing technology in the world. It is one of the most modern mills in Central America, and the only mill in the world to use Geothermal Energy to pre-dry the coffee. The Eco-OK mill is Certified Organic and produces premium gourmet coffee.

The use of geothermal energy in coffee production has certainly put the COFINANZAS’ Santa Teresa Wet Mill on the map. In 2003 it received the National Environmental Award for using Read more

The Best Coffee of El Salvador…

February 23rd, 2009 | El Salvador - Business | No Comments »

“The Best Coffee in El Salvador is Produced Here”

While that proud sign may ring true – the Juayua region is known for it’s fertile, coffee-producing land – it is almost certain that the best coffee in El Salvador is not drank here. In fact, around countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala, finding a decent cup of joe isn’t as easy as you might think. Why?

Exportation.

The richest and the best coffee produced in these world-class high altitude fertile coffee regions most often is not purchased by the locals, but rather the big names in coffee, the most famous of such being Starbucks.

The coffee farms in the region Read more

The Majestic Apaneca – La Laguna Verde

February 21st, 2009 | El Salvador - Must See or Do | No Comments »

There is just something special about the Apaneca region. The El Salvador Gringo has heard story after story from El Salvadoreans just gushing about how beautiful, how amazing, how tranquil, how wonderful it all is! (The list goes on and on!) Therefore, I decided to sit down and talk with a friend who has grown up traveling from the city (San Salvador) to Apaneca and the Ruta de los Flores. I will be taking bits and pieces of what he has shared with me, and sharing them with you.

Part 1 of our Journey (even though this is entry number 3 about Apaneca) is La Laguna Verde, or the Green Lagoon. No particular reason or order, I just had it Read more

Where to Stay in the Apaneca Region

February 19th, 2009 | El Salvador - Places to Eat, El Salvador - Places to Stay | No Comments »

In the small mountainside town of Apaneca the place to stay is El Jardin de Celeste. The small little lodge has 10 cabins that are surrounded by gardens and a pleasant little hammock area where you can laze away an afternoon.

The Jardin de Celeste Restaurant is open daily for breakfast from 7 am – 9 am, for lunch, and for dinner, and the Jardin de Celeste bar serves wine from 7 pm - 10 pm. The restaurant serves a mix of national and international cuisine.

The price for double occupancy at El Jardin de Celeste costs between $40–$65, and kids under 12 staying with an adult stay free. (Kids will also enjoy the slide and other playground equipment at the Read more

La Cocina de Mi Abuela Restaurant in Apaneca

February 16th, 2009 | El Salvador - Places to Eat | 1 Comment »

Once you’ve finished exploring Juayúa I recommend you continue traveling a little further down the road to the quiet and charming mountain town of Apaneca. There is something special about this friendly little town; people from all over the country claim it as their home away from home, their weekend getaway.

One of the biggest attractions in Apaneca is the restaurant La Cocina de Mi Abuela. Well known across the country and fondly remembered by El Salvadoreans living abroad it is an extremely popular place for wealthy San Salvadorean families to enjoy, and draws a large foreign crowd as well.

How far is it…? El Salvador Distance Calculator

February 12th, 2009 | El Salvador - Travel Tips | 1 Comment »

Globefeed.com offers a distance calculator that can be quite helpful when trying to plan a trip through El Salvador.

You enter the name of the City, Village, Town or Airport you are traveling to, and the one you are traveling from and then press the search button. If there are multiple destinations with the same name you will be asked to select which city you are traveling from. Then, you click calculate distance.

The distance will be given to you in kilometers, miles, and nautical miles, and will tell you an approximated direct distance, as if traveling in a straight line. The actual distance when traveling by roadway may be greater, but at least you Read more

Taxi Service Transportation in Juayua

February 7th, 2009 | El Salvador - Travel Tips | No Comments »

Here are some phone numbers of trustworthy taxi services in Juayua:

Taxi Chiltepe 1 – (503) 7101–8142

Taxi Chiltepe 2 – (503) 7101–8143

Transporte Carlos A. Siciliano – (503) 2484–8035, cel (503) 7302–7963

Carlos provides service in Juayua and the surrounding areas.

For more listings of taxi services in El Salvador visit InfoTaxi.com

Juayua Waterfalls – Los Chorros de Juayua

February 2nd, 2009 | El Salvador - Adventure, El Salvador - Must See or Do | 1 Comment »

There is more to Juayúa than just the food fair! The town gets its name from the Nahuatl, which means “Purple Orchids River.”

For nature lovers there is plenty to do in the “purple orchid rivers” of Juayúa. One of the most popular places to visit it “Los Chorros de la Calera” a set of waterfalls, as well as “La Laguna de las Ranas” (The Frog Lagoon). During the winter this lagoon is a hotspot for frogs and also makes for some great camping.

The chorros (the falls) are located a good 1 or 2 hour hike up, depending on where you park. It takes you along a narrow path that winds up and down hill. The path is wide enough for 2 people in Read more