Time to pack! The US withdraws travel alert about El Salvador | 2019
From October 1st, the American embassy in El Salvador indicated through its Twitter account @USEmbassySV that the level of alert class 2 is reduced to American citizens about El Salvador. This means that while certain normal safety precautions must be taken to travel through Latin America, the travel reconsideration request to this country is withdrawn.
El Salvador is changing, that’s what you can hear on the streets of San Salvador “the capital of one of the most dangerous countries in the world”.
This is probably what you had listened to or read online about El Salvador.
But things are changing for the smallest country in Central America, with a new president in charge who seems to be working 24/7 to change the country the results are visible, from so many murders per day in the last few months now El Salvador celebrates days where there are no murders in the entire country.
Something that seemed to be a dream for so many now is a reality, the average murder in September were 5 persons killed per day.
A number that definitely has to continue decreasing in the near future.
Not to mention president Nayib has been fighting corruption since day. Other ministers like tourism and culture are making big impact in their fields.
All these positive changes have led to putting El Salvador on everybody’s eyes around the world.
To the point, the US travel advisory changed its warning level for the American citizen who wants to visit El Salvador from level 3 to level 2 since October 1st.
This means El Salvador is on the same level as countries like Peru and the UK when it comes to travel security.
The big news was published through the US embassy in El Salvador twitter account.
Anunciamos una actualización en la alerta de viaje para #ElSalvador. A partir de hoy, El Salvador tiene una alerta de viaje nivel 2. Con este cambio, EE.UU. dejará de pedir a su ciudadanía reconsiderar su viaje al país por motivos de seguridad. https://t.co/N1Ygf0i7xN
— Embajada EEUU en ES (@USEmbassySV) 1 de octubre de 2019
In fact, the same Salvadoran Presidential Office has made the announcement from its official Twitter account, @PresidenciaSV:
Este día la @USEmbassySV anunció la decisión del Gobierno de Estados Unidos de reducir la alerta de viaje para sus ciudadanos, la cual estaba vigente desde hace varios años. 🇸🇻🤝🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/6fNcAVN9a9
— Casa Presidencial (@PresidenciaSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
El Salvador is safe for tourists, confirmed by the American ambassador himself
The US ambassador to El Salvador, Ronald Johnson, said in his official Twitter account @USAmbSV that El Salvador “has had positive changes in security and we will continue to support efforts in this area to protect both our citizens and to generate a better climate for Salvadorans. ” The thread opened by the American ambassador Ronald Johnson explains what the alert reduction consists of and that the country complies with security standards opens doors to tourism in El Salvador for tourists abroad who wish to visit the beautiful beaches and explore the Salvadoran landscapes .La gente me ha preguntado cómo se decide una alerta de viaje. Me parece que esta es una buena oportunidad para puntualizar algunas cosas importantes al respecto. (Abro hilo) https://t.co/rkcf2NN0uF
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
En primer lugar, una de las misiones principales del @StateDept es proteger las vidas y prestar servicios a los ciudadanos estadounidenses en el extranjero. Monitorear las condiciones de seguridad es un compromiso para la protección de quienes viajan y viven fuera de EE.UU.
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
Las alertas de viaje no reflejan las relaciones bilaterales con un país. Para determinar una alerta, el gob. de EE.UU. toma en cuenta varios factores relacionados con la seguridad del país y actualiza la alerta en un proceso bastante largo cuando las condiciones lo justifican.
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
Las condiciones en un país pueden cambiar en cualquier momento. Recomendamos a las personas estadounidenses que, antes de realizar planes de viaje, revisen las alertas y recomendaciones correspondientes al país que planean visitar: https://t.co/mQVLNUlIhN
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
#ElSalvador ha tenido cambios positivos en seguridad y seguiremos apoyando los esfuerzos en esta área para proteger tanto a nuestros ciudadanos como para generar un mejor clima para los salvadoreños.
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbSV) 1 de octubre de 2019
El Salvador is a beautiful country, with everything: archeological ruins, volcanoes, green forests & routes for hiking, great culture, gastronomy for all tastes, dream villages and heavenly beaches, so don’t waste time and take the opportunity to get to know this country that has it all. The only risk you run is to fall in love and want to stay. Contact Us for more info about our tours.
Positive momentum in El Salvador on security, prosperity, and governance is very encouraging!
