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Archaeologists Exhume Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Remains Near San Salvador

Archaeologists exhumed human remains estimated to be nearly 3,000 years old on the outskirts of San Salvador, the Ministry of Culture said in a...

El Salvador’s Bukele Wins Primary for Third Presidential Term

President Nayib Bukele received the official nomination of his Nuevas Ideas party for the 2027 presidential election, clearing the path for a third consecutive...

Visiting El Salvador During the August Holiday Week

Anyone planning to visit El Salvador in early August should be ready for one of the busiest holiday periods, when San Salvador’s patron saint...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Release of Salvadoran Lawyer Ruth López

Nine Democratic members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking him to press for the immediate release...

El Salvador Peach Festival Brings Highland Experience to Chalatenango

The eighth Peach Festival opened today in Río Chiquito, a community in the San Ignacio district of Chalatenango Norte. Local producers and tourism operators...

El Salvador Closes National Park for Conservation Work

El Boquerón National Park, one of the easiest volcano stops for visitors staying in San Salvador, is closed from June 15 to July 15,...

El Salvador Airport Introduces WhatsApp Help Line for Travelers

El Salvador International Airport has launched an official WhatsApp help channel for passengers who need quick information before, during or after their trip through...

El Salvador Tourism Boom Puts Visitor Goal Ahead of Schedule

El Salvador’s tourism growth is moving faster than the country’s own official targets. After years of being seen internationally through the lens of violence...

El Salvador for First-Time Surfers: A Guide to Surf City and the Wild East

For decades, surfers chasing Central America's best waves flew straight past El Salvador on their way to Costa Rica. That's over. With year-round swells...

El Salvador Extends State of Exception for 51st Time

El Salvador's 51st extension of the state of exception took effect Sunday, May 31, and runs through June 29, keeping certain constitutional guarantees suspended...

El Salvador’s Surf Coast Is Making a Strong Case to Costa Rica Travelers

For many longtime Central America travelers, El Salvador once sat far down the list of places to visit for pleasure. In the early 1990s,...

Guatemala Denies U.S. Military Strike Deal After Cartel Report

Guatemala’s government spent Thursday pushing back against reports that it had agreed to allow U.S. forces to carry out joint military strikes against drug-trafficking...

El Salvador Added to Wanderlust 2026 Green Travel List

British travel magazine Wanderlust placed El Salvador on its Green Travel List for the first time in the 2026 edition. The publication singled out...

El Salvador Breaks Into Latin America’s Top 10 Startup Ecosystems

El Salvador has entered the top 10 startup ecosystems in Latin America for the first time. The country ranks 10th regionally and 80th globally...
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Cyberattack Forces Costa Rica’s Congress to Shut Down Its Systems

Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly was forced to disconnect its information systems yesterday after detecting an attempted cyberattack overnight, paralyzing congressional business for a full...

Archaeologists Exhume Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Remains Near San Salvador

Archaeologists exhumed human remains estimated to be nearly 3,000 years old on the outskirts of San Salvador, the Ministry of Culture said in a...

Tropical Wave 24 Keeps Three Costa Rica Regions on Alert

If you're driving to or from the Caribbean coast or the Northern Zone today, or you own a home near a river in either...

Costa Rica Faces a Proposed 12.5 Percent US Tariff

Costa Rica is among 60 economies that the United States has targeted for new tariffs tied to a federal investigation into forced labor in...