San Salvador

Here we are in the capital of this small but undoubtedly very interesting country. We rented a room in a hotel with a small parking lot but lots big enough to fit the van. San Salvador has enough attractions to keep you busy for two or maybe even three days, but what we really liked were the friendly people and the relaxed atmosphere of the city.

A few years ago it would not have been possible to visit this country, because mafia clans were fighting each other and doing illegal business. In time, everything has changed radically for the better. Although the exact figures are unofficial, various sources indicate that currently about 70,000 clan members are in prison. And everything has suddenly changed, normal people are opening businesses, you can walk around freely in areas that until a few years ago could not be visited, the people we talked to are very happy with the current situation. Despite the exceptional transformation and the atmosphere of normality, there is left-wing activism (especially European, people who speak from an office without having visited the country or understanding any history) that claims that human rights are being violated... In any case, from our subjective point of view, El Salvador is one of the safest countries we visited during our Pan-American journey and we are very happy to be here.Leggi altro