El Salvador

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 1/4 — Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution

Health notices

• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type A/B, 115V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 911
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 132
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 913

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Abortion prohibition — Abortion is illegal in El Salvador in all cases without any exceptions.
• ☐ State of Exception — The government's State of Exception allows for the suspension of constitutional rights for anyone suspected of gang activity.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to El Salvador — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM