El Salvador Aspires to be Cruise Ship Destination

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They were invited by the Tourism Ministry, and paid a technical visit to Acajutla Port as well as an aerial overview of the Salvadoran coastline and other locations of the country.

Napoleón Duarte, Tourism Minister, told ElSalvador.com: "This visit has been very positive. We are working to give value-added to these companies and tourism routes by including the country in them."

Source: elsalvador.com

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