El Faro
El Faro is a Salvadoran online news outlet published in Spanish and widely regarded as a pioneering digital newspaper in Latin America. It is known internationally for in-depth investigative journalism on politics, corruption and organised crime across El Salvador and Central America. Its reporting has earned recognition and is frequently cited by global media.
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