Living in El Salvador
This page is dedicated to discovering and enjoying living in El Salvador.
We don't know it all, so please, please, your recommendations are welcome.
(anyone interested in doing a restaurant page, please
contact the email below)
Getting Connected:
With God....
Search the Bible in 16+ translations and in 29 languages!
Daily reflections available in 6 languages!
Bible texts selected annually by the Moravian
Church since 1731.
With the Internet...
Access by Phone:
There are several free Internet providers in El Salvador*!
For
starters, we recommend Americatel which has quick hassle-free dial up
connecting. Download the program and go.
* however, each call, even local calls, are
billed.
Access by Cable:
Telefonica offers a service which provides cable TV, cable Internet and cable
Telephones. Prices vary depending on number of channels, internet speed
and number of phones lines desired.
There are a half dozen more Internet providers within El Salvador - if you
have better luck with them that with the above two mentions, please contact us
with your review!
With Cellular phones.....
There are at least four Cellular providers in El Salvador which are easily
found at any of the Malls or larger shopping centers. Not a lot of comparative
info is out there, (your recommendations are most
welcome) but the rumor is that Personal has the best rates (but poor coverage) while Telemovil has great coverage (throughout CA).
Telecom
Telemovil
Movie Star (Telefonica)
Digicel
With local and resort lodging...
Click on the icon to see a website dedicated to Hotels in El Salvador
With local Elementary and Secondary Schools
Click on the School house for a listing of Schools that teach in English
With what's on TV....
Listings for Cable TV in San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Miquel and Sonsonate.
Wondering what that movie is called in English? - use the Internet Movie Data
Base to cross reference names, dates and recommendations.
Or check local listings for movies at the following chains:
Cinemark
Multicinema
With news
on El Salvador in English....
http://www.salvadornews.com/ :
Links with the word "salvador".
http://www.centralamericadaily.com/
: Posts information on El Salvador
http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en
: Set up a "google" alert.
and in
Spanish....
http://www.elsalvador.com
: El Diario de Hoy de El Salvador
http://www.laprensagrafica.com
: La Prensa Grafica
With Travel Books on El
Salvador....
Click on the book to see more info at amazon.com.
On
Your Own in El Salvador is the most thorough travel guide to El Salvador, edited
by long term Salvador dwellers Hank and Bea Weiss. Unfortunately the
second printing is now out of print.
These other books on Central
American contain a section on El Salvador.
Note: The Lonely
Planet also has a very dated web
page dedicated to El Salvador, with very dated travel information.
If you have visited El Salvador or hope to visit El Salvador, please ask them to
bring their page up to the current century. Then go buy a copy of On
Your Own.
To their credit, the LP does run a somewhat helpful 'usenet' style bulleting board called the Thorn
Tree where travel questions may be read and posted.
We welcome your comments on these travel guides in regards
to their helpfulness and any further recommendations for reading.
With
more information on El Salvador...
Wikipedia - El Salvador
CIA - The World Factbook on El Salvador
El Salvador, A wonderful country
El Salvador: Trade and Investment
Proesa: Investing in El Salvador
Embassy Listings for El Salvador
United States Library of Congress Country Study - El Salvador
El
Salvador Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Includes information on visas and consulates.
Click on the monuments to visit a page provided by the MFA with website listings
for Government Agencies, Embassies and local Broadcasting.
National Geographic Map and country statistics of El Salvador
The University of Texas at Austin - El Salvador Information and Links
Union Church of San Salvador
