This article is part of a four-piece series on El Salvador. You can find the previous dispatch, a story on El Zonte, ...

El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele and Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) chairman Michael Saylor recently met for discus Bitcoin.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house incarcerated ...

Yet even in El Salvador—the world’s Bitcoin trailblazer, which passed its Bitcoin Law in 2021 and has been steadily adding ...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele met with MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) co-founder Michael Saylor on Thursday at the country's presidential palace, according to the country’s National Bitcoin Office ...

Berlín, a city of 20,000 people, is home to El Salvador’s second Bitcoin circular economy. “Bitcoin City already exists. It’s ...

El Salvador’s attempt to embrace Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender has conclusively proven that the cryptocurrency is not viable as a widespread payment system, accord ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they'd struck a ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

The dry season, from November to April, is perfect for outdoor activities and beach exploration. The rainy season, from May to October, brings lush landscapes and a refreshing vibe, though some ...

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday (January 21, 2025). He was 65. Nicaragua’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. El Salvador’s former president, Mauricio Funes, who came into politics after a career as a whistleblowing ...