A popular travel guide has pinned the Latin American country of El Salvador as a remarkable place to visit for tourists, thus abandoning more traditional destinations for the top spot.
The Lonely Planet 2010 edition of Best In Travel guide has listed the ‘vibrant culture’ of El Salvador’s as one of the main reasons to visit the now peaceful country.
The publication recently announced its annual suggestion of the 10 best countries to visit, although the new 2010 list may surprise many.
Lonely Planet picked New Zealand for the number one spot, explaining that the destination possesses spectacular scenery and a great variety of activities, including skiing, hiking and bungee-jumping.
As stated earlier, El Salvador was added to the list of the top 10, and it’s been do so because of its vibrant culture and beautiful scenery. This shocks many since the western consciousness has long associated the Latin American country with war and violence.
The guide has also praised the destination’s capital, San Salvador, for its restaurants, bars, museums and galleries as well as its active live music scene.
In the UK, several businesses and companies specialising in tourism have been questioning the decision to put formerly turbulent El Salvador, which experienced a civil war between 1980 and 1992, ahead of Britain as tourist destination.
Tom Hall, the UK travel editor for the Lonely Planet, told reporters that El Salvador has been overlooked in the recent past but is now on the travel radar.
According to Mr Hall, the capital San Salvador is an exciting city and the nation as a whole surprises the visitors with has beautiful national parks and several majestic volcanoes and is a great spot for surfing. He added that the country is not likely to get invaded by tourists but the positioning of the Lonely Planet will contribute to raise its appeal.
As for the UK, it did get some praise thanks to The Lake District, which was mentioned amongst the world’s ten best regions. Not so far away, the small Irish city of Cork was rated as one of the 10 best cities to visit.
Lonely Planet’s other top 10 countries were Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Suriname, and the USA.
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