El Salvador

During the pageant, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced in a pre-recorded video that they will host the prestigious pageant. "I am grateful and honored ...

"El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. See you soon," he said. "I am grateful and honored to announce that El Salvador would be the host country of the next Miss Universe pageant at the end of this year," Bukele said.

Activists worry the arrests are a move by the cash-strapped government to open the country to now banned metals mining.

Amid worsening drought caused by the climate crisis, [El Salvador could run out of drinking](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/30/el-salvador-water-crisis-privatization-gangs-corruption) water by the end of the century unless radical action is taken to rehabilitate its contaminated waterways. “All five leaders were part of the anti-mining movement which started in Cabañas, where it’s clear the current government wants to restart mining.” Rights groups fear that the community leaders, who are being held at a police station in the capital, San Salvador, could languish in overcrowded cells for months before formal charges are filed in court. [historic and successful campaign](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/mar/30/el-salvador-makes-history-first-nation-to-impose-blanket-ban-on-metal-mining) that convinced the Salvadoran legislature to unanimously pass a ban on metals mining in 2017 to save that nation’s rivers. [a historic mining ban in El Salvador](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/mar/30/el-salvador-makes-history-first-nation-to-impose-blanket-ban-on-metal-mining) have been detained accused of civil war era and gang-related crimes, in what rights groups fear is a ruse to restart mining. [prosecutors have also accused the](https://www.diariocolatino.com/ades-santa-marta-denuncia-capturas-de-lideres-de-la-comunidad/) five men of illicit association – a crime which has been widely used by the Bukele regime to lock up more than 60,000 alleged gang members since March.

During the 71st edition of the competition, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced in a pre-recorded video that the competition will be held in his ...

"El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. This is the first time the Philippines missed a semi-final placement in the Miss Universe since the stint of Venus Raj in 2010. See you soon," he added.

The Miss Universe 2023 contest had various show-stopper moments during its National Costume Competition today. But for the cryptocurrency sector, ...

[buy](https://cryptopotato.com/el-salvador-to-start-buying-1-bitcoin-per-day-says-bukele/) one bitcoin every day to benefit from the dip, as BTC is down nearly 65% since its all-time high in November 2021. [lashed out](https://cryptopotato.com/el-salvador-president-lashes-out-on-mainstream-media-over-bitcoin-attacks/) at mainstream media for attacking his campaign to buy more bitcoins, also through the upcoming Volcano Bond. [talking](https://elsalvadorgram.com/2023/01/alejandra-guajardo-sorprende-con-su-traje-de-bitcoin-en-miss-universo/) point in the cryptosphere. She is immensely grateful for all the motivation and love she receives from her loved ones and supporters. The 27-year-old actress and model showcased the evolution of her country’s currency through a dress she wore at the Miss Universe contest. In a striking resemblance to the BTC logo, her outfit had three prominent colors – gold, silver, and bronze.

Alejandra Guajardo, who was crowned Miss Universe El Salvador 2022 on 13 August 2022, wore a costume featuring a physical Bitcoin during the national ...

Clearly, this outfit is meant to symbolise the direction El Salvador will go with its money in the future. By adopting Bitcoin as legal cash in 2021, El Salvador established itself as a forward-thinking nation with a clear vision for the future. “From 1892 until the dollar’s introduction on January 1, 2001, the Colón was El Salvador’s national currency.