Life in El Salvador
Salvadoran Red Cross Conducts “El Paso del Hombre 2024” Aquatic Endurance Test
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, the Salvadoran Red Cross conducted the “El Paso del Hombre 2024 Challenge,” the aquatic test of endurance in preparation for the Holy Week vacation. The aquatic endurance test involves swimming 21 kilometers in open water, … Read more
Manuel “El Chino” Flores to Seek the Leadership of the FMLN Political Party
Manuel El Chino Flores announced this week his intentions to seek the leadership of the FMLN political party. Flores, the former presidential candidate of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), who finished second in the February presidential elections, aims … Read more
Deputy Marcela Villatoro Asks for the Resignation of ARENA’s President Carlos Garcia Saade
ARENA’s newly re-elected deputy, Marcela Villatoro, declared that the president of the right-wing political party, Carlos García Saade, should resign from his position as ARENA’s president after the results of the 2024 elections. Deputy Villatoro justified her assessment of asking … Read more
FMLN Political Party, Without Deputies and Municipality Mayors After 30 Years of Political Life
Thus far, 2024 has not been a good year for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front FMLN political party. On March 3, the left-wing political party suffered its second electoral debacle in less than 30 days, the worst in its … Read more
Nayib Bukele Receives Credentials as President-Elect of El Salvador
Once again, hundreds of Salvadorans gathered in the San Salvador Historic District to witness and become part of another historic event in Salvadoran History. Inside the Salvadoran National Theater, Nayib Bukele and Felix Ulloa received their credentials as newly elected … Read more
El Salvador Legislative Assembly: 2024-2027 Legislative Term
The 2024-2027 Salvadoran Legislature is different as it has only 60 deputies, 57 of whom are aligned with Nayib Bukele. The opposition managed to secure just three legislative seats, with ARENA claiming two and VAMOS securing one. El Salvador Legislative … Read more
MS-13 or MS13 Gang: A Comprehensive Profile of the Mara Salvatrucha Gang
The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang’s reach now spans from Central America to Europe. A predatory criminal organization, the MS13 lives mostly from extortion. But the gang’s resilience owes to its strong social bonds, which are created and strengthened via … Read more
