Is El Salvador Safe for Tourists / A San Salvador Walking Tour 🇸🇻

Is El Salvador Safe for Tourists?

In this video, we’ll explore the capital, San Salvador and find out if El Salvador is really safe.

Once known as the murder capital of the world, San Salvador has undergone a radical transformation in the past few years. These changes are primarily attributed to the controversial policies of President Nayib Bukele.

Since being elected in 2019, Bukele has significantly reduced the murder rate from 38 per 100,000 residents to 2.4, the second lowest in the Americas, surpassed only by Canada.

These results have been achieved through what many critics, including the U.S. government, consider authoritarian governance.

In March 2022, a "State of Exception" was declared. This decree, still in effect, strips anyone suspected of gang activity of their fundamental rights under the Salvadoran constitution, including the right to a speedy trial and legal representation.

Currently, over 80,000 Salvadorans are imprisoned due to this policy, giving El Salvador the highest incarceration rate in the world. Many of these prisoners will spend the rest of their lives in confinement without being formally charged with a specific crime. Just being suspected of being in a gang can lead to a life sentence.

Many of these prisoners are being held in the newly constructed Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, abbreviated and commonly referred to as CECOT.

CECOT is the largest prison in Latin America and is considered one of the largest prisoner capacities in the world.

Today, I will explore an area of San Salvador that was considered a no-go zone until recently. It was so dangerous that even the police avoided it. Join me as I discover if San Salvador is now safe for tourists.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction - Is El Salvador Safe
00:44 El Salvador New President
01:26 CECOT Prison
02:44 Walking Tour Historic Center
05:28 Walking Tour Central Market
08:10 Bitcoin City and Adoption
09:38 Walkig Tour Outdoor Market
14:17 Is El Salvador Safe Conclusion

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[dannyb]

Almost makes you cry, seeing something so vibrant after something so horrific. It just goes to show, all those people who claim crime can't be solved, are always outright lying, and they know it.

[kevinderrig]

Great video! I saw some reports on the news about the changes there. That’s great to see you down there and giving your report. Looks like a beautiful place. 😊

[mattabouttrails]

What an incredible turn of events. Peace to 🇸🇻 ❤ Great to see.

[JP-]

Another great, informative video. Keep them coming.

[mikeb]

Excellent man!! I hope the El Salvador dept of Tourism see your video and use it to promote the revived country. You gonna go to their countryside out of the city next? Hope so. Thanks for the tour

[lisaritchie]

Very interesting! Thank you for the video

[joepine]

Another awesome adventure and video thanks for sharing and educating

[mitchellsmith]

About the same as Chicago...roll the dice😂

[denisemcdonough]

Don't go to jail there. That looks horrible.
Great video though Buff.
Love you 😍

[Eric-jouh]

They don’t look so cocky peering out from behind bars now.

[EricMorgan-gp]

Okay, very watchable, but also because you seemed very “pro.” Which is fine but you should have someone maybe take a contrarian POV. Finally the Bitcoin thing came out. Which I’m sure was a big selling point . Keep in mind, you don’t really know this place—pace yourself with the policy accolades

[savsklark]

Babies in the cabbage, looks like a rascally area. Enjoy your travels. Bring back some bras!

[CSGATI]

Is it safe here Harris lets them in. She does the exact opposite.