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US Ranks El Salvador Safer Than Spain
Euroweekly News ^ | 11 Apr 2025 | Olivier Acuña Barba

Posted on 04/11/2025 1:30:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway

According to the US State Department, El Salvador is safer than Spain, France, the UK, and several other European countries. The department’s Travel Advisories page upgraded El Salvador to Level 1, the lowest a country can receive.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele as “crucial in improving his country’s security for foreign travelers. Gang activity, violent crime, and murders in El Salvador have significantly dropped.”

Conversely, the US State Department labelled Spain as a Level 2 country, which means the US government recommends extreme caution in this European country. “Exercise increased caution in Spain due to terrorism and civil unrest,” the State Department’s advisory warns.

“Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Spain. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targetting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas,” it adds.

In contrast, the State Department recommends only “normal precautions” when travelling in El Salvador, whose President Nayib Bukele is scheduled to visit the White House next week.

The travel advisory level rise also follows White House confirmation that US President Donald Trump is exploring sending US citizens convicted of heinous crimes to El Salvador’s controversial prisons.

Bukele, whose country already houses hundreds of illegal US immigrant deportees, has offered to receive prisoners from the United States of all nationalities.

The US travel advisory also labels France Level 2 because of “terrorism and civil unrest. ” The UK is also Level 2, noting only terrorism as a concern.

Two weeks ago, the UK, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, and Norway warned against travelling to the United States, saying several tourists had been “violently detained” by immigration officials who mistook them for illegal immigrants. They noted the risk of deportation is present.

Last year, Spanish EU Parliamentary Member Alvise Perez said: “Now, in El Salvador one can feel safer than in Barcelona.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crime; elsalvador; spain

1 posted on 04/11/2025 1:30:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
El Salvador is safer than Chicago, NYC, Chicago, Baltimore and every big Democrat run city.
2 posted on 04/11/2025 1:37:41 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: nickcarraway

I’ve been to E.S. three times in the last few years. Definitely way safer than most other countries, including any urban US area.


3 posted on 04/11/2025 1:38:03 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: SmokingJoe
El Salvador is probably safer than Springfield, USA.

Unless you live somewhere like North Dakota. Then yes, North Dakota is safer than El Salvador.

4 posted on 04/11/2025 1:40:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: nickcarraway

Well, I’ve never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.


5 posted on 04/11/2025 1:40:49 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: MinorityRepublican

What if you are shale oil? Is North Dakota safer then?


6 posted on 04/11/2025 1:45:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: fruser1
I’ve never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.

I’ve never been, but Daniel says it’s the best place he’s ever seen.
7 posted on 04/11/2025 1:47:14 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

Yep you’ll have to go to Spain. One of my favorite places to visit.


8 posted on 04/11/2025 1:49:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: nickcarraway

Watch the tourism economy take off in El Salvador. Cruise ships, rain forest, and Mayan Ruins are a winning formula for making money


9 posted on 04/11/2025 1:50:34 PM PDT by Fai Mao ( All Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Maybe, as long as I stay away from the plain. That’s where the rain mainly stays.


10 posted on 04/11/2025 1:56:14 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Fai Mao

Plus Bitcoiners are establishing themselves down there. Not that they are much to look at, but they are helping the local economy.

I think they have a convention down there so there is bitcoin tourism already taking place.


11 posted on 04/11/2025 2:05:39 PM PDT by BookaT
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To: SmokingJoe

Sinaloa is safer than those Democrat cities.
- posting from Sinaloa now


12 posted on 04/11/2025 2:11:32 PM PDT by bobcat62
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To: nickcarraway

Of course El Salvador is safe. Nobody want’s to commit crimes there and end up in those brutal prisons in the country. Perhaps we need to have the same kind of prisons here in the U.S.


13 posted on 04/11/2025 2:58:29 PM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: EnderWiggin1970

I’ve been planning my trip down there. Some offshore fishing, maybe scuba, some eco tours. Food and drink pf course. It is a bit hard to do as the tourist.industry isn’t mature yet but looking good so far.


14 posted on 04/11/2025 2:58:37 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: EnderWiggin1970

I’ve heard, or rather seen, in 2 videos I can think of.

That El Salvador has sent so many of there criminals here that there simply are not enough to keep the crime rates high there.

which also makes the USA the stupidest nation in the history of the universe (or rather the DIMS and Neo-dums).

Micheal Yon was 1, can’t remember the other.


15 posted on 04/11/2025 2:59:14 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

Their…


16 posted on 04/11/2025 3:00:23 PM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: nickcarraway

Oh great. We’re taking a trip to Spain next month. Well, I guess it’s good to go now before Spain gets even worse??


17 posted on 04/11/2025 3:19:24 PM PDT by Restless
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yes North Dakota is safe but not as safe as it was when I was growing up there from 1950-1970. As I recall there were years when the number of murders in Fargo was zero and I think the entire state had some years where the number of murders was under 10.

Drugs, drug dealers etc changed all the that.


18 posted on 04/11/2025 5:51:45 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: fruser1
Well, I’ve never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.

They say the ladies are insane there..............

19 posted on 04/11/2025 6:18:33 PM PDT by Castlebar
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