Life in El Salvador

El Salvador Coffee Exports in 2023 Total $131.72 Million, Down 16.28% for the Year
El Salvador’s coffee exports year to date total $131.72 million. It represents an 16.28% decrease compared to the same 2022 period, equal to $25.62 million less, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR). El Salvador’s coffee exports average for 2023 is $16.47 million per month, … Read more

El Salvador Mega-Prison CECOT: The Terrorism Confinement Center
El Salvador Mega-Prison CECOT, or terrorism confinement center, is a maximum security prison located in Tecoluca San Vicente. The CECOT jail opened in February 2023 and can house 40,000 inmates. El Salvador Mega-Prison was built to house convicted gang members. The government’s reasons for constructing CECOT were to decongest the … Read more

El Salvador exports total $4,547.59 million Year to Date, Down 8.34% for 2023
El Salvador’s exports year to date total $4,547.59 million. It represents a 8.34% decrease compared to the same 2022 period, equal to $413.77 million less, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR). El Salvador exports in 2023 average $568.45 million per month, reaching a yearly … Read more

Imports to El Salvador in August total $1,360.59 million, down 10.21% year to date
Imports to El Salvador as of August 2023 total $10,425.79 million; it represents a -10.21% year to date reduction, equal to $1,185.67 million less than in 2022, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR). The monthly average of Imports to El Salvador in 2023 is … Read more

Remittances to El Salvador Totaled $675.04 Million in August, up 5.27% Year to Date
Remittances to El Salvador as of the end of August 2023 totaled $5,368.00 million; it represents a 5.27% annual increase, equal to $269.49 million more than in 2022, according to the latest data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR). Monthly remittances to El Salvador in 2023 are … Read more

10 Best places to live in El Salvador. Where to live in El Salvador?
The best places to live in El Salvador are San Salvador, La Libertad, Santa Ana, Santa Tecla, Antiguo Cuscatlan, Suchitoto, Juayua, El Tunco, Ahuachapan, and Chalatenango. El Salvador has excellent living options. If you want urban city living, look at San Salvador, Santa Tecla, or Nuevo Cuscatlan. Also, you have … Read more

Cristosal asks the Prosecutor’s Office to Investigate Salvadoran Officials for Possible Crimes
The Cristosal Non-governmental organization notified the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic to investigate the director of Penal Centers, Osiris Luna, and other officials of the Salvadoran Government for alleged corruption crimes. Our Anti-Corruption and Justice team filed a notice with the Attorney General’s Office to investigate possible crimes by … Read more