Relaxation at the Thermal Pools in Santa Teresa

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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

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.

Tasty Variety at the Food Festival In Juayúa

January 23rd, 2009 | El Salvador - Family Friendly, El Salvador - Places to Eat, The Best of El Salvador | 2 Comments »

Okay, so one way to enjoy a copious amount of pupusas, elote loco, horchata de arroz, and other typical Salvadoran food is at the Juayúa Food Fair held every Sunday. (Pronounced WHY-OOH-AH, with the accent on the OOH, for all you not-Spanish-speaking-quite-yet Gringos out there.)

The whole town gathers in town square for the event and food is served and eaten at plastic tables and chairs under the shade of multi-colored canopies and trees. Dozens of food vendors set up along one side of the plaza and people line up at individual tents to sample their fares.

The dining tent is the largest, and live music is as common place as the pupusas! Vendors wander the square selling desserts, toys, CDs… you Read more

Ecotourism encouraged by the El Salvador Experience

December 24th, 2008 | El Salvador - Business, El Salvador - Travel Tips, The Best of El Salvador | 1 Comment »

But not for long! The past year has put new ideals into practice concerning the tourism industry in El Salvador with a keen eye focused on ecotourism. The start of 2008 saw the launch of www.elsalvadorexperience.com, which was designed to highlight El Salvador in the international market as an emerging ecological destination, connecting the newbies with the experts to share the country’s best kept secrets.

With a sorted past that it would happily like forgotten, at least when it comes to investors and tourists, El Salvador has a lot of ground to make up if it wants to compete with nearby hotspots such as Costa Rica and Panama. What makes El Salvador so appealing Read more

Guide to Make Money and Travel Full-Time

October 26th, 2008 | El Salvador - Gringo Owned Businesses, El Salvador - Relocation, The Best of El Salvador | No Comments »

Chris Guillebeau is the mastermind behind “The Art of Non-Conformity,” an online blog that touches on unconventional strategies for life, work, and travel. He is also a friend of this traveling gringo. Chris is an amazing character who has spent time the last ten years self-employed, four of them in West Africa as a volunteer aid worker.

Chris’ most recent project is a series of Unconventional Guides and other informational products. These will be available for purchase and expound upon the topics he regularly tackles on his blog: Life, Work and Travel.

The Unconventional Guide to Working for Yourself is an authoritative look at being self-employed. It explains how you can make money Read more