Press Secretariat: Tourism Minister Morena Valdez says Guatemalan visitors came to the beaches of La Libertad over the last long weekend
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“Tenemos visitas de fin de semana largo, este que pasó fue de guatemaltecos porque les quedan mucho más cerca las playas de La Libertad que las de ellos”: titular de @MITURElSalvador, @MorenaValdezSV. Detalles:— Secretaría de Prensa (@SecPrensaSV) · Oct 22, 2026 · 15:13 (El Salvador time)
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Tourism Minister Morena Valdez says Guatemalan visitors came to the beaches of La Libertad over the last long weekend.
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