by Chris | Sep 19, 2019 | El Salvador, Foods, Living Abroad
Horchata is a beverage available in Central America and also in some South American countries. Horchata differs depending on which country you buy it in because each country has their own preferred method for preparing horchata. Different ingredients can be used to...
by Chris | Sep 17, 2019 | Coffee, El Salvador, Living Abroad
I’m not an expert on the various types of coffee of the world. That said, I’m fairly knowledgable of coffee through-out Central America. Traveling the continent and living in El Salvador has exposed me to a lot of different brands of local coffee that I...
by Chris | Sep 9, 2019 | Central America News, Disappearances
In 2009, Santiago Meza López, known as “el Pozolero” was caught dissolving bodies in Lye to make them disappear for cartels in Mexico. He dissolved more than 300 bodies for Teodoro Garcia Simental, the leader of a Mexican drug cartel that wanted him to utilize this...
by Chris | Aug 24, 2019 | Crime Abroad, Living Abroad
I originally started visiting El Salvador in 2016, approximately 3 years ago. I officially moved here and started my residency one year ago. So, I’m fairly familiar with the crime and violence here in El Salvador. I’ll admit, by coming from a developed...
by Chris | Aug 24, 2019 | El Salvador, Living Abroad
It’s a mixed bag. Some things in El Salvador are very expensive and some things are very inexpensive. Things produced locally are inexpensive, such as fruit. Grocery shopping in El Salvador is less expensive than the USA, without doubt. However, El Salvador...