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March 20th, 2009 | El Salvador - Adventure | No Comments »

Avid surfers are constantly searching the globe for hot new points to surf, and El Salvador is one of the ones that has been found, but is still being discovered. El Salvador is nice because it is less crowded than say Mexico or Costa Rica, but what makes it great is actually a little more… geographical.

Henry Morales, managing director of Wavehunters Surf Travel in California, explains: “What makes the surf so special in El Salvador is the topography. It’s the only country in Central American where there are 15 right point breaks.” For those of you who don’t know what that means to surfers, it is a very good thing. That is the ideal kind of wave Read more

Mauricio Funes Elected into Office

March 18th, 2009 | El Salvador - News | No Comments »

It’s all over international news headlines: El Salvador has peacefully elected a leftist president to office for the first time in the country’s history.

The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, FMLN, has won the presidency, with Mauricio Funes, a former television journalist and newcomer to politics has their leader. The former guerrilla army peacefully won the battle this time, as opposed to the vicious 12 year civil war that ended just over 17 years ago.

For the past 20 years the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance, ARENA. This is actually the first left government to rule in El Salvador since it gained independence from Spain in 1821.

Right now the red flags are waving, as much of El Salvador rejoices over Read more

Ichanmichen Tourist Center in La Paz

March 15th, 2009 | El Salvador - Family Friendly | 1 Comment »

One kilometer south of the La Paz city Zacatecoluca you will find the Ichanmichen Tourist Center, a fun place to spend the whole day with the family.

Zacatecoluca is a charming little city in itself, not much to do but relax and chat with the locals, and visit the Santa Lucia Cathedral. Just south of town however, you will find Ichamichen, which means “cave of small fish” in the Nahuatl language.

Locally may legends are associated with the area, such as El Cipito and La Ciguanaba… but you will have to ask the locals for the details on those stories.

At the Tourist Center in Ichamichen you will find 5 pools for swimming, 3 for adults and 2 for children, 3 fish Read more

Indigenous People in Apaneca

March 12th, 2009 | El Salvador - Culture | 1 Comment »

Apaneca is one of the best places in El Salvador to get in touch with the native indigenous people.

This picture comes from MrRandMcnally of a group singing in the language of the Nahuatl: Nahuat or Pipil.

The locals are friendly. If you speak a little Spanish I recommend you ask them about their lives, it is a great way to get a feel for the people of El Salvador. Even if you don’t speak Spanish, they are welcoming and will talk to you, and if you’re lucky, play you music!

Relaxation at the Thermal Pools in Santa Teresa

March 10th, 2009 | El Salvador - Family Friendly, The Best of El Salvador | No Comments »

Vacation is all about relaxation and the Thermal Pools in Santa Teresa in the mountains of Ahauchapán/Apaneca are a great place to recuperate and rejuvenate your body.

Santa Teresa and the thermal pools are only an hour away from El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, and only an hour and forty-five minutes from Guatemala City. The thermal pools are open for exploration to the whole family and have been praised for over 100 years for its healing effects and medicinal properties.

You can head up to the pools yourself, or take a guided tour with one of the local tour companies.

Termales de Santa Teresa offers a number of tours. They are located at Calle La Loma No. 214 Colonia Escalón, Read more

El Salvador as a Top Travel and Tourism Destination

March 5th, 2009 | El Salvador - Business | 1 Comment »

One thing is for sure… in the race to be “the next Costa Rica” El Salvador is not sitting on its laurels. On the contrary, the Ministry of Tourism is putting into action plans that will increase El Salvador’s attractiveness as a travel and tourism, and hopefully catapult El Salvador to the popularity of Costa Rica.

Not that we want El Salvador to become just like Costa Rica… in my opinion the country is a little too worn-down and common when it comes to tourists. And we don’t want another Panama either… the infrastructure is nice, the first-world prices are not.

No, I believe El Salvador will make its own mark on the tourism industry, thanks largely in part to the Read more

Lake Coatepeque nominated as one of the Seven Wonders of Nature

March 4th, 2009 | The Best of El Salvador | No Comments »

The second phase of the Official New7Wonders of Nature Campaign is underway. Of the national and multinational nominees, the competition has been narrowed down to 261, and Lake Coatepeque is one of them.

Now, it is up to you. Click on this link to show your national pride for El Salvador and place your vote for Lake Coatepeque. Your vote could put this beautiful spot of El Salvador on the map, and land it a place in the top 77, eventually making it one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

For more about Lake Coatepeque visit www.lakecoatepeque.com.

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