Heading there 11-21 January with my wife, our 2yr old, and our 4yr old. Any recommendations on things to do or things to avoid, where to stay, and how long to stay there? We'll be renting a SUV and bringing car seats. I speak enough Spanish to get around. We'll probably stay in a hotel in San Salvador for 2 nights and Air BnBs the rest of the time, then a hotel near the airport the night before our flight. My 4yr old likes animals (any kind) and my 2yr old likes dinosaurs and heavy machinery. Should we bother with a stroller at all? Or just backpack child carriers? It'd be nice to have somewhere for them to sleep during mealtimes and such but they can sort of do that in the rigid frame hiking carriers we have.
>>2909086kinda young for traveling, right?
>>2909087We did 2 weeks in Spain with just our then-2yr old and everyone had fun. We just took it slow and were realistic about what and how much we'd be able to do.
Theres a botanical garden in the capital thats nice you can see some weird animals there. And the national library is nice. Otherwise its still a boring shithole of a city
>>2909115>Theres a botanical garden in the capital thats nice you can see some weird animals thereSomehow I completely missed that. We'll do that and the library. We'll probably just be in San Salvador 1 full day because as you said it didn't look like there's much to see there.
>>2909223Theres also a few markets a block or two from the library your wife may enjoy, a bit sketchy but probably safe worth 30 minutes to hurriedly walk thru past the locals. I stayed at hotel Serena San Benito which had a fabulous choice of breakfasts the best i had in 6 months south of the border one of the choices was avocado toast. Fantastic!
>>2909086El Salvador is pretty boring. Go to a volcanic hot spring with good infrastructure I guess and check out a local market for tropical fruits. That's what I would do. Getting around is also a pain because the roads are shit
>>2909086How do they treat South Asians? People say I look Italian or German, so that might help me.
>Shark attack survivorYou mean victim?
>>2911757Really? I would have guessed Romanian. You definitely don't smell like curried cowshit.
Anyone know how healthcare is in El Salvador? I just saw a comment in an article where Bukele is claiming to have revamped healthcare there so it's the "best in the world". Do they have medical tourism set up so that patients can fly in, speak with a physician IN ENGLISH, and get treated?
>>2913818Im a trans Indian BTW if that matters and my h1b visa renewal got denied, currently in Appalachia
>>2915403As a white incel i can assure you they treat sexuel deviants appropriately in el salvador
Can we actually discuss El Salvador please?
>>2909086I spent two weeks there last year. This was my favorite restaurant.https://maps.app.goo.gl/RpkGiZw9xBPWFb6d6?g_st=icHacinada Real I don’t really know much about what to do with children other than the national library was pretty cool. And there’s a lot of kids stuff in there.I had a great time. People were lovely. About 30% of my interactions people spoke English and wanted to. Clean, safe, affordable, good quality food. I’d say get out to the beach. I did zona Rosa and beach.
