El Salvador is a Central American country that is found between Guatemala and Honduras, with mountains separating the country into the southern coastal belt.
El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as the country's official currency. And now, its president, Nayib Bukele, is addressing concerns regarding Bitcoin's latest crash.
Traditional Salvadoran dishes are a mixture of Spanish cuisine and indigenous foods from native groups such as the Pipil, who migrated to El Salvador from Mexico.
El Salvador has extended the state of emergency in the country as voted by its Congress in the request of President Nayib Bukele to extend an anti-gang emergency decree for another 30 days.
Non-government organizations (NGOs) in El Salvador asked the judiciary to declare unconstitutional a new law that could allegedly criminalize media reporting on gangs.
El Salvador has deployed police and military forces in some areas to conduct a gang crackdown, but there have been reports on the use of "excessive" force by authorities.