Why visit El Salvador?
Two of my friends currently working there have said many positive things about El Salvador, its people, the land and the food. It was time to find out! El Salvador is slightly smaller that the State of Delaware, and a 5-6 days visit will allow you to see some of the major sights, but you’ll definitely need more time to visit various little colonial towns, such as Ilobasco, La Palma, and other natural attractions like El Impossible forest, Izalco volcano, Montecristo National Park, etc! I apologize for the length of this review, but believe me, there’s a lot to see in five days! Planning: In preparation for my trip, I browsed through critical information websites, such as the U.S. Department of State’s Consular Sheet and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for health concerns. There is no malaria risk in El Salvador, except in three departments: Santa Ana, Ahuachapan, and La Union. If you take the warnings on the Consular Sheet too seriously, then, you’ll probably never
