Life in El Salvador
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Adopts Lighter Tone Towards El Salvador and Its Bitcoin Law
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that if El Salvador does not repeal the Bitcoin law, which makes it legal tender in the country, it should at least reduce it as a condition for reaching an agreement to receive around $1.3 billion in financing. This is a different strategy as … Read more
The 10 Most Dangerous Places In El Salvador in 2024, Based on Homicides
Over the last few years, El Salvador has made tremendous strides in security improvement. The country has gone from one of the most dangerous in Latin America to one of the safest. This security improvement has increased further in 2024. From January 1 to October 1, the Salvadoran National Police … Read more
El Salvador Tops Security Perceptions While Chile and Ecuador See Declines
Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be the region with the worst citizen perception of security according to an annual report, although the region has improved over the past three years. The Gallup Global Safety Report 2024 administers and analyzes a poll evaluating citizens’ experiences of violent crime (robberies, assaults, muggings), their perception of … Read more
El Salvador’s Security Improvement Reflected in Higher 2024 Global Peace Index Ranking
In the 2024 Global Peace Index Rankings, El Salvador achieved the most significant score improvement; it went down 0.219 points. The index uses a scale from 1 to 5, with the lower the score, the more peaceful the country is. El Salvador’s score improvement is attributed to notable reductions in … Read more
Surf City El Salvador Highway Expansion: Central American Bank Approves $113.9 Million in Funding
Since security in El Salvador has increased to record levels, the country is working to improve its tourism sector further through infrastructure improvements. One of these infrastructure projects aimed at improving the country’s tourism sector is the expansion of highways and roads near the most popular beach destinations of the … Read more