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There is no one who has not come to El Salvador and has not imagined living here and enjoying the wave machine that is this country. The reality is that those waves that you see in all the championships are not real only in the championships, they are real 365 days a year, sometimes better and sometimes a little worse, but in this country you can surf absolutely every day.

There are many who want to do as many others do, taking advantage of a growing country with legal and economic stability and abundant tourism to carry out their venture here, whether it is something small or something very large.

And this, direct foreign investment, is something that benefits El Salvador, because foreign currency enters from abroad and is transformed into jobs for people in the country and the chain expands into pure and hard economic development.

This is why the country is encouraging people to visit, live and invest in the country.

The Minister of Tourism, Morena Valdéz, explains in the interview that tourism can be the spearhead, “the hook” for people to choose the country to be their home and to do their business here, invest and enjoy, in the meantime, one of the best countries for surfing in the world. Or, of course, to be outdoors, play golf, visit volcanoes, and other activities that are offered.

To achieve this, they work with a special office of advisors who help to set up the business, whatever it may be, efficiently and ensure that everything is in order quickly.

ANYONE CAN DO IT
And if it is something that has to do with tourism, you have to contact the Ministry of Tourism and legally any human being who has money and a proposal, be it a little cafe in El Tunco or a mega hotel in El Zonte, everyone can come and live in El Salvador.

ADVICE, SUPPORT AND AGILITY
The minister assures that investors are provided with all the tools to ensure that their establishment in the country is efficient in every sense. For this reason, investors are advised to create the company, they are accompanied and, in addition, they are provided with essential services in an agile manner.

Understanding the investor's point of view, Valdéz says: "As an entrepreneur, you will be interested in a quick return on investment."

FOUR MILLION VISITORS IN 2024
Asked, in a hypothetical case, why it would be good business to open a café in El Tunco, Valdéz mentions that this year they will receive four million tourists. That is to say, the café has to be very poorly organized so that it cannot take some of the foreign currency that these people will bring to the country.

TAX BENEFITS IN THE HISTORIC CENTER
Investing in the Historic Center of San Salvador has tax benefits and therefore, the tax burden of a business there will be lower. Since this is an area that the government wants to develop, then, whoever wants to pay less taxes can choose this one.

BEST PRACTICES
The growth of El Tunco and El Zonte are two of the first examples given by the minister, but she also mentions the growth of the La Libertad dock area, the wild east and the Costa del Sol.

THE WORLD MASTERS
The fact that the competitors in the World Cup are over 40 years old clearly speaks to the profile they are looking for to come and do what the article says on its title: Visit, live and invest.

Even though he is from El Salvador, the minister mentions Jaime Papaya Delgado, a competitor of the local team who made his business through surfing and employs dozens of people with two hotels, two surf shops, his board factory, among other things.

TO THE POTENTIAL INVESTOR
“I would tell him to come to El Salvador, see for himself, that he is totally invited, and see all the options and opportunities that this emerging tourism destination has,” the minister concludes the interview.