Pacific Rim mining suing El Salvador
Comments OffCanadian mining company Pacific Rim will take the Salvadoran government to international arbitration court for alleged losses caused by government ”inaction” due to permit delays for what would be El Salvador’s biggest mine to date. The company has been waiting for four years for final permits for the underground gold mine, which faces staunch [...]
Catholic Church Tryin g to Outlaw Gay Marriage in El Salvador
Comments OffI guess this is a controversial subject in many countries including san Salvador. It can be touchy based on where you live here in el Salvador it is very dangerous. When someone knows if you are gay or not you’re likely to wind up in a ditch with a bullet in your head. Is it [...]
What We Want: Voices from the Salvadoran Left
Comments OffInterview with Ana Martinez Ana Martínez is an organizer and activist who was born in El Salvador in October 1980 – the same month and year that five armed leftist groups politically converged under the name of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) to confront military and civilian death squads and overthrow the Salvadoran [...]
El Salvador: A former guerrilla becomes a tour guide
Dormant volcanoes and desolate Pacific beaches are the standard choices for tourists to El Salvador. But now, former Marxist guerrillas are trying to carve their own niche in the industry – offering tours that retrace their steps in the brutal 12-year civil war that took 75,000 lives. Candelario Landaverde, who runs tours along the Guazapa [...]
Journalistic Investigation Unleashes Corruption Scandal in El Salvador
Comments OffThe digital newspaper El Faro made public a phone conversation between a leader of the ruling Arena party and a former deputy who had fled from justice in El Salvador. The revelation has shaken the political party. In that conversation, the party’s local director in San Salvador, Adolfo Tórrez, speaks with the former deputy Roberto [...]
