After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on the Pacific coast. Known to surfers for its pounding waves, El Zonte has had ...

Women buy at a store at El Zonte Beach in Chiltiupan, El Salvador June 10, 2021. Picture taken June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab ...

In 2019, a grassroots crypto project in El Salvador aimed to create the world's first Bitcoin-based local economy. It inspired national policy, sparked global attention and changed the lives of ...

On the coast of El Salvador, lies a small rustic beach town of 3,000 locals, known as El Zonte. While other tourist hot-spots continue to struggle as borders remain closed, the people of El Zonte ...