Shopping
El Salvador produces a number of instantly recognizable artesanias , such as the brightly painted, naif-style wood and ceramics from La Palma, hammocks from Concepcion Quezaltepeque, and interesting ceramics at Ilobasco. These are far cheaper in their place of manufacture, but the Mercado Cuartel and the Mercado de Artesanias in San Salvador both have an extensive selection of goods from across the country at reasonable prices; a number of more expensive shops around town also carry smaller selections. Hammocks can usually be found for sale in the parque central in San Salvador. The outlets in the malls of San Salvador and San Miguel sell US clothing at US prices. For something a little more down to earth, local markets (open daily in most towns) sell clothing, fresh fruit, vegetables and much more besides. Most towns also have at least one supermarket .
the islands in the gulfjack says "I was with nice guide, he show me the islands in the gulf of fonseca, his website is www.larutadelzapamiche.com, he gived me a backpacker price like 55$ we were 5 persons, but the place is the best , he don't have this price in the website, so you need to ask about that."
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