History of Tourism in El Salvador

  By: Katherine Gonzalez, Carlos Amaya. History of Tourism in El Salvador The development of tourism in El Salvador had its beginnings in the 19th century, with the construction of railway lines to install the railway throughout the country, allowing the massive mobilization of the Salvadoran population to different places.  In the third decade of the 20th century, during the administration of Dr. Alfonso Quiñónez Molina, the government of El Salvador, aware of the importance of promoting tourism in our country, by publicizing its advances, historical places, as well as showing our degree of culture, agreed to the creation of the First Board for the Promotion of Tourism and Agricultural and Industrial Propaganda, on June 12, 1924, this Board had Dr. José Leiva as its first President.  The development of tourism over the years has been very important at the national level. Not only economically, but also socially and culturally. Next, we will see the TOURIST HISTORY OF EL ...