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Unlicensed driver from El Salvador stopped for cracked windshield
An unlicensed driver from El Salvador was arrested after being stopped for a cracked windshield. An officer observed 34-year-old Elias Carcamo Palacios in a white Ford van traveling on North Main Street near the intersection with Oxford Street...
Owner: Meta Minton & Jeremiah Delgado
El Salvador Speaks Without a Speech: Nayib Bukele Skips UN While Showcasing Nation as a Global Refuge.
For the first time in six years, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador chose not to attend the United Nations General Assembly, a decision that reflects his evolving vision for international engagement. Rather than signaling retreat, the move...
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El Salvador’s Economic Boom and Security Recognized as a Regional Model
El Salvador recently hosted the Forbes Economics and Business Forum 2025, a pivotal event that brought together regional leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to discuss the country’s economic transformation. The forum underscored the critical...
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Bukele’s El Salvador is also being built by dispossessing the poorest
The tin-and-cardboard tortilla stand run by 54-year-old María Magdalena Velázquez feeds her six grandchildren. Children’s games can be heard in the back room, and she asks the eldest to read out the titles on a bundle of papers. “Here,” the girl...
Owner: Polanco Family
The 8 best things to do in Asturias, Spain
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Possibly the sole patch of Spain never to be conquered by the Muslims, Asturias is, some claim, the real Spain – the rest is simply tierra de reconquista (reconquered land). “Ser español es un orgullo,“ the saying goes, “ser asturiano es un...
Owner: Ric Elias
Caught in the Crossfire: Development in El Salvador
NORWICH, United Kingdom — El Salvador’s turbulent recent history has culminated in the country becoming a prized territory in the U.S. and China’s geopolitical battle for influence in Central America. With 25% of Salvadoran households experiencing...
Owner: Clint Borgen
A real handful: El Salvador immigrant's fifth restaurant is in Andover
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Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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Elmer Melendez, an immigrant from El Salvador, is preparing to open his fifth restaurant in Massachusetts. Melendez started his career in the U.S. working as a dishwasher and cleaner before opening his first restaurant in 2007. His restaurant...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
UN Tourism marks World Tourism Day 2025 in Melaka, spotlighting sustainable transformation in global tourism
UN Tourism celebrated World Tourism Day 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia, under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” focusing on resilience, inclusivity, and environmental responsibility across the sector. UN Tourism celebrated World...
Owner: Theodore Koumelis and Vicky Karantzavelou
El Salvador’s Festival of Art and Design Returns in 2025: From Indigo Roots to Modern Textiles.
El Salvador will host the fourth edition of the Festival de Arte y Diseño 2025 under the theme “Trama: Where Ideas Intertwine,” bringing together artisans, designers, and tourists across three cultural destinations. Paul Steiner, president of...
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El Salvador’s Tourism Ratings Reveal Families as the Country’s Strongest Promoters.
Families traveling in El Salvador have become the group that rates the country’s tourist attractions most favorably online, according to the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat (Sitca). Based on over 1,800 reviews gathered between...
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UN Tourism Celebrates World Tourism Day 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia: A Milestone for Sustainable Transformation
UN Tourism celebrated World Tourism Day 2025 in the historic city of Melaka, Malaysia, under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation.” This global Day of Recognition for the sector and its vital importance marked a pivotal moment in...
Owner: Henri Roelings
World Tourism Day 2025 celebrations in Melaka highlight tourism’s power to drive sustainable transformation
Global leaders, policymakers, industry experts and local communities gathered in Melaka this week as Malaysia hosted World Tourism Day 2025 alongside the 7th World Tourism Conference. Organised in partnership with UN Tourism and Malaysia’s...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
I've stayed in all kinds of places, but there's still 1 type of accommodation I never book
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AOL
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I believe the best travel stories happen when you venture beyond an accommodation, and all-inclusive resorts can make it hard for people to want to do so.Ash Jurberg Throughout my adventures visiting over 100 countries, I've stayed in luxury...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
I've stayed in all kinds of places across 100 countries, but there's still one type of accommodation I never book
Throughout my adventures visiting over 100 countries, I've stayed in luxury hotels that grace magazine covers, cramped hostels, family-run bed and breakfasts, and even treehouses. However, there's one type of accommodation I avoid: an...
Owner: Mathias Döpfner & Friede Springer
Here’s 15 restaurants throughout California offering amazing Mexican, Salvadoran food
One of the joys of living in California is that you’re never too far away from a great meal. And the variety of Mexican and Salvadoran cuisine throughout the Golden State is unsurpassed. Once again, our friends on the LA Times Food team have...
Owner: Patrick Soon-Shiong
World Tourism Day 2025 Signals Sector’s Shift to Sustainability and Digital Innovation
Celebrations of World Tourism Day 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia. Photo source: UN Tourism Global tourism leaders used World Tourism Day 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia, to chart a new course for the sector — one built on sustainability, innovation and digital...
Owner: Maria Theofanopoulou
World Tourism Day 2025: Malaysia Sets New Standard for Sustainable Tourism
More than 700 delegates gathered in Melaka, Malaysia, from 27 to 29 September for the World Tourism Day (WTD) and World Tourism Conference (WTC) 2025. Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC), in collaboration with...
Owner: Cameron Darke, Aditta Kittikhoun & Jason Rolan
“We Will Blow You Out of Existence”, Trump’s Caribbean Spectacle
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Sri Lanka Guardian
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On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the United States with being blown “out of existence”. This statement, taken as a blatant...
Owner: Nilantha Ilangamuwa