- Several companies offer educational tours of El Salvador.el salvador flag button. (with clipping path) image by Andrey Zyk from Fotolia.com
El Salvador, a country of six million people in Central America, borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. The only airport serving international flights is Comalapa International Airport, in the capital and largest city, San Salvador. Besides its natural beauty, the country's main tourist attractions are its beaches, nightlife and surfing, and the scars of its 12-year civil war attract tourists, too. - Agrotours is a family-owned, licensed and insured tour operator specializing in group agricultural tours. The company specializes in custom agricultural tours, and its services include arranging for international and domestic air ticketing, charter coach, rail and ferry transportation, hotel accommodations, food and meeting services, tour escorts and interpreters, sightseeing and all technical visits to meet the educational and cultural requirements of the group. The company also arranges incentive tours for agricultural companies and its customers and dealers.
Agrotours
2208 Ginter Street
Richmond, VA 23228
804-726-4386
agrotours.com
Contact: Elisabet Goodwyn - Since 1953, the American Museum of Natural History has led tours across the globe reflecting areas of interest and exploration by the museum and which combine study, adventure and leisure activities. AMNH expeditions are accompanied by experts in anthropology, geology, biodiversity, evolution, conservation, paleontology, astronomy, cultural history and archaeology. American Museum of Natural History expeditions are designed for in-depth educational experience. The tours enable travelers to embark on their own explorations in the company of AMNH scientists, educators and curators.
AMNH Expeditions
1920 N. Street, N.W. Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
800-462-8687
amnhexpeditions.org - La Cocotera Resort & Ecolodge in La Barra de Santiago--about 90 minutes from San Salvador--offers educational tours of several places, including the ruins of Joya de Ceren and San Andres, Ruta de las Flores, a volcano tour (in which visitors climb the Santa Ana Volcano, the highest in the country, with views of other volcanoes and lakes) and El Imposible, El Salvador's largest national park.
La Cocotera Resort & Ecolodge
La Barra de Santiago
O11-503-2245-3691
lacocoteraresort.com
info@lacocoteraresort.com - South Star Tours, based in Southern California, offers a variety of tours in South and Central America. Among it its educational tours in El Salvador is the 19-day/18-night "Archaeological Gems of Central America" tour that visits the most important archaeological sites in Central America, including Copan, Ceibal, Tikal, Caracol and Altun Ha in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize.
Another of its tours is the six-day/five-night "History and Beaches of El Salvador" tour, which includes the David J. Guzmàn Anthropological Museum, the Cathedral of San Salvador, the National Theater and National Palace. Explore the archaeological aspects in El Salvador such as San Andrès, and enjoy the beaches of La Libertad, which offer a variety of specialized seafood restaurants.
South Star Tours, Inc.
P.O. Box 12707
Marina del Rey, CA, 90295
content.southstartours.com
800-654-4468 - For more than 25 years, the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College has provided cross-cultural educational opportunities that foster critical analysis of local and global conditions. Programs are offered at permanent sites in Central America, Southern Africa and Mexico.
In June 2011, CGE will offer "The Story Behind Immigration," which will be focused on the fact that of all the Central American countries, El Salvador has the highest population living abroad, the majority living undocumented in the United States. According to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are more than 2 million Salvadorans in the U.S. alone. Participants on this travel seminar will learn about the socio-political and economic reasons for migration, the effect on Salvadoran families left behind and result on the culture.
Center for Global Education
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue,
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1159
800-299-8889
augsburg.edu
Agrotours
American Museum of Natural History Expeditions
La Cocotera Resort & Ecolodge
South Star Tours
Center for Global Education at Augsburg College
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