
Summary: From the best beach towns to buying property, expats in El Salvador offer advice for expats and people moving to El Salvador.
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From the best beach towns to buying property, expats in El Salvador offer advice for expats and people moving to El Salvador.
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Expats living in El Salvador talk about their own experiences with healthcare, hospital visits, emergencies, finding a doctor, buying health insurance in El Salvador and more.
Our guide to moving to El Salvador with lots of advice from expats on the ground.
Take off your rose-colored glasses and learn what expats have to say about the biggest challenges and the greatest rewards of living in El Salvador.
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Expats talk about some of the biggest challenges they've faced living in Latin America. Whether you're moving to Panama City or Punta del Este, this article is a must read to help you prepare (hint: you'll be much happier if you learn the language) and adjust your expectations (realities: the roads are rough, the pace of life is slower and bureaucracy is unavoidable). Despite all of the challenges, the list of what expats like about life in Latin America far exceeds the challenges.
El Salvadore has the HIGHEST murder rate per capita in ALL of Central America: 103 per 100,000. No thanks!
guestYes. Thank you. El Tunco is definitely not for families. It is known in El Salvador as a "gringo-hippie" place. Cheap digs, cheap booze, cheap drugs, cheap dates. HOWEVER, there have been a few nice developments as far as hotels are concerned, in recent times. Unfortunately, there will likely be young dysfunctional tourists with sore and swollen egos milling about for some time to come.
guestAnd, yes, consider an area such as the San Francisco Bay Area, with a population roughly equal to that of El Salvador, having a weekend holiday marred by 200-300 murders, and you get the flavor of El Salvador.
guestWellcome to El Salvador , You can iev on you SS check , low cost of living , good hospitals and good specialists doctors , Labs everywhere .
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From the best beach towns to buying property, expats in El Salvador offer advice for expats and people moving to El Salvador.
El Salvador Forum
Meet other expats and talk about living in El Salvador.
Expats living in El Salvador talk about their own experiences with healthcare, hospital visits, emergencies, finding a doctor, buying health insurance in El Salvador and more.
Our guide to moving to El Salvador with lots of advice from expats on the ground.
Take off your rose-colored glasses and learn what expats have to say about the biggest challenges and the greatest rewards of living in El Salvador.
Contribute
Help other expats and newcomers by answering questions about the challenges and adventures of living in El Salvador.
Expats talk about some of the biggest challenges they've faced living in Latin America. Whether you're moving to Panama City or Punta del Este, this article is a must read to help you prepare (hint: you'll be much happier if you learn the language) and adjust your expectations (realities: the roads are rough, the pace of life is slower and bureaucracy is unavoidable). Despite all of the challenges, the list of what expats like about life in Latin America far exceeds the challenges.
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