The adaptations for tourist use at the port of Puerto El Triunfo and construction of an ecotourism park are some of the projects which will be developed with IDB funds.
The Ministry of Tourism in El Salvador has signed an agreement with the Inter - American Development Bank to allocate part of the $25 million loan formalized in 2015 to improving tourism infrastructure in the municipalities of Usulutan, Puerto El Triunfo, Berlin, Alegria, Jiquilisco and San Dionisio.
In 2013 tourists entering the country generated revenues of $904 million while last year the figure was $772 million.
Data from the Ministry of Tourism in El Salvador shows that during 2013 1,822,003 tourists entered the country, 17% more than the 1,738,317 people who visited the country in the previous year.
"Jose Napoleon Duarte, Minister of Tourism said:" El Salvador is becoming an easy destination to reach because we are connected to the major cities of America and there are more flights, that gives us a major boost for tourism in our country".
As part of the proposal for Fomilenio II, the government has announced several projects for creating a nucleus of attractions in various parts of the coastal zone.
Among the plans for the development program FOMILENIO II using funds from the U.S., the National Institute of Tourism is promoting the creation of tourist development as part of a strategy that aims to increase tourist visits and create more jobs for the sector.