Category: Central America

Tipping in El Salvador: leave 10% at restaurants (check for "propina" first), $1 per bag, skip taxi tips. Exact USD amounts inside.

El Salvador tap water isn't safe to drink. See USD bottled water prices, the best travel filters, surf-town tips, and how to avoid getting sick.

Travel insurance El Salvador isn't required for entry, but with evacuation costing $50,000+, here's the coverage, cost and providers US travelers need.

El Salvador uses Type A/B plugs at 120V/60Hz — same as the US. See which devices work, what to pack, and adapter prices from $4.50.

Tigo, Claro or eSIM? Compare El Salvador SIM card prices in USD, where to buy (only Digicel at the airport), coverage, 5G and passport rules...

No shots are required to enter El Salvador. Here are the 2 travel vaccines the CDC says most US travelers should still get — plus...

El Salvador packing list from someone who's been: 120V outlets (no adapter), CDC-spec DEET, SPF 50, USD only, light layers — plus what to skip.