El Salvador

45 Minute Country

342

Population density per square kilometer (highest in Central America).

800+

Number of animal species, of which almost half are butterflies.

Percent of Salvadorans that are mestizo, descendants of Spanish and Indian ancestors.

El Salvador Stories, Information, and Opinion

Blogger Eddie Galdamez lists four of his top off-the-beaten-path things to do in El Salvador.

A quick look at the 2024 elections in Central America, as El Salvador and Panama go to the polls in February and May.

In this reflective piece, Patricia Trigueros muses on the things to do in San Salvador, El Salvador when you’re on your own.

Blending street food and modern art at MARTE San Salvador makes for the perfect lunchtime date in El Salvador’s capital city.

Happy Independence Day to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua!

If you need a Sunday escape from San Salvador, there’s nothing better than a day trip to the Costa del Sol.

Take a literary journey through Central America’s smallest country with our favorite books about El Salvador.

Is Central America home to the best surfing in the world? As the World Surfing Games return to El Salvador, we say it is.

Discover Coatepeque and Ilopango, the two great lakes of El Salvador in this trip down memory lane.