The Route of the Flowers is one of the most popular destinations in El Salvador. One of the first stops on the journey into the department of Sonsonate is Nahuizalco, a town at the base of the Sierra Apaneca-Itlamatepec. It is famous for its native community and their massive production of arts and crafts.
The town is [...]
The Other El Salvador.com has put this link up on how to send free text messages from the internet to any El Salvadoran cell phone: http://www.svcommunity.org/code/mensajitos.php
Not sure if it works, but I figured I would put it up there and give it a shot. I’m not too huge on the text messaging, but I know [...]
Once you have landed in El Sal, you will need a place to stay. There are your standard options within the city, major hotel names like the Marriott, Holiday Inn, Radisson, InterContinental types, and then there are a whole slew of other types of hotels and hostels.
For something even more different, check out the Hotel [...]
Driving in El Salvador, especially in San Salvador, can be a little intimidating if you’ve only ever driven on proper North American roads (excluding Manhattan, obviously – if you can navigate that city, you will be just fine…)
Be alert, traffic is fluid, lanes might as well not even exist; you have to know where every [...]
One thing is for sure… in the race to be “the next Costa Rica” El Salvador is not sitting on its laurels. On the contrary, the Ministry of Tourism is putting into action plans that will increase El Salvador’s attractiveness as a travel and tourism, and hopefully catapult El Salvador to the popularity of Costa Rica.
Not [...]
Want to tour some coffee farms in Apaneca?
Hook up with Marcos Batres, a coffee producer and exporter for COFINANZAS ORGANIC COFFEE GROUP who owns several farms in the area.
At the Santa Teresa Wet Mill you can see some of the latest coffee producing technology in the world. It is one of the most modern mills in Central [...]
“The Best Coffee in El Salvador is Produced Here”
While that proud sign may ring true – the Juayua region is known for it’s fertile, coffee-producing land – it is almost certain that the best coffee in El Salvador is not drank here. In fact, around countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala, finding a decent [...]
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 [...]
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