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At the base of the Conchagua volcano, located on El Salvador’s Southeastern Pacific coast lies a small village called La Union. Surrounding several playa’s or beaches, the American branded Comfort Inn recently opened to serve guests who travel from either the capital of Honduras (Tegucigalpa) or El Salvador (San Salvador).
Both can be reached by car, roughly four hours in either direction. The two-lane highways are modern, safe to travel through and afford an experience with lush landscape, yet one where extreme poverty is visible. The area surrounding the Conchagua volcano is breathtaking with views from every vantage point overlooking the Gulf of Fonseca. Multiple islands are shared between the two islands with transport available via passenger ferries.
A few miles from Conchagua in La Union lies the Guatemalan restaurant El Pollo Campero, a sort of fried chicken, locally-based restaurant chain that offers the usual assortment of chicken, fries and soft drinks. This is the comfort food known to many in the Northern Triangle countries that include Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. It is here in this village where El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that his government is planning to build an oceanside ‘Bitcoin City’ at the base of a volcano…
