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Just in the neighboring country, a coastal strip of more than 300 kilometers has been transformed into a tourist corridor that mixes surfing, gastronomy, history and fun parks. This was what we find.
The development of Surf City is accompanied by the air connectivity of El Salvador International Airport. In 2024 he received 5 million 200 thousand passengers. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Ochoa)
A series of chain decisions have been crucial for El Salvador to change their image before the world and stop attending international fairs since 2019. Those public policies, on the surface, show entertainment infrastructure such as a amusement park on the coast and international surf tournaments. But deep down, there is a strategy that includes regulation update, reinforcement of citizen security and large disbursements in infrastructure.
A team of Free press and Guatevisión He traveled to the Surf City project, in El Salvador, a tourist product that attracts millions of visitors. In 2024, the Ministry of Tourism of that Central American country counted more than 3 million 900 thousand tourists, of which four out of ten (39%) came from the United States.
What do we find on the tour since we arrived at the International Airport until we toured its sand landscapes and historic center? We introduce it to this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rircxisd96q
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