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Driving in El Salvador

Driving in El Salvador: A Guide to Navigating El Salvador’s Roads


To drive in El Salvador, you must be 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license from El Salvador or your home country with an unexpired passport. An international driver’s license is not required but recommended, especially if your … Read more

Olocuilta El Salvador.

Olocuilta El Salvador: Pupusas and Beyond, the Culinary Delights of This Small Town


Olocuilta El Salvador is a municipality in La Paz recognized for its gastronomy, especially Pupusas. Olocuilta is known as the City of Pupusas thanks to its variety of Pupuserias and for making tasty rice Pupusas. Olocuilta El Salvador is located … Read more

Typical Salvadoran Breakfast

Typical Salvadoran Breakfast: Exploring the Delicious Diversity of El Salvador’s Breakfast Cuisine!


The typical Salvadoran breakfast includes beans, eggs, fried plantains, cheese or sour cream, and tortillas or bread. Adding sausages and avocado to the traditional breakfast is typical. This tasty dish is part of El Salvador’s culture. Most Salvadorans consume a … Read more

Best places to liv in El Salvador

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 … Read more

MS13, MS-13 or Mara Salvatrucha gang profile

The Menace of Extortion in El Salvador. Breaking the Chains of Shakedowns


Over the last 25 years, extortion in El Salvador has been a formidable and pervasive problem that has cast a shadow of fear and instability over many Salvadorans and businesses. The extortion problem executed by these criminal groups has had … Read more

Tourism to El Salvador

Best Mayan Ruins in El Salvador: Exploring the Archaeological Route in El Salvador


In El Salvador are the remains of a once-mighty civilization—the Mayan ruins. These ancient archaeological sites stand as witnesses to a Maya civilization that thrived in the Cuscatlan territory; it offer a portal into a world of mystique and wonder. … Read more

All Souls day El Salvador

The ‘Day of the Dead’ sparks painful memories of violence in El Salvador


El Salvador is full of marvelous customs and traditions. Yet, there is one Salvadoran celebration that not many look forward to, me included: The “Day of the Dead” or All Souls Day, when like in many other countries with Christian backgrounds, families visit graveyards to commemorate their deceased loved ones. … Read more