Farmer William Lozano’s land is a collection of slopes, ravines, and stones. The top of the main slope offers a view of the 5 de Noviembre dam and the Lempa River, the capital’s main source of drinking water. The 44 manzanas (about 31 hectares) that make up his...
During Joe Biden’s presidency, one issue seemed to bring together the leaders of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: their rebuffing of U.S. corruption sanctions with sovereignty rhetoric and calls for multipolar relations. In 2022, Bukele tellingly...
The unconstitutional president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, welcomed the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, with an unusual offer at a bargain price. He proposed opening the gates of the mega-prison he ordered built—and which he boasts about...
As part of its contribution to the fourth cycle of the EPU for El Salvador, in its November 2024 report, the PDDH recommended that the State maintain the ban on metal mining, which had been in force since 2017. However, only a month later, on December 23, 2024, this...
Alianza Américas (Americas Alliance) strategic adviser Óscar Chacón and international analyst Napoleón Campos have warned that, so far, the Salvadoran government has not negotiated any migratory improvements for its citizens. On the contrary, Bukele seems more focused...
The Salvadoran ambassador in Washington, Carmen Milena Mayorga, reported that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele requested that the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, send gang leaders—without specifying whether they were only Salvadoran or from any gang...
