Mangroves are being destroyed and residents displaced to make way for an airport to serve president Nayib Bukele’s vision of a tax-free economic hubWhen Nayib Bukele launched his presidential campaign in the eastern department of La Unión in 2018, the new outsider politician stood in a street packed with supporters and promised a new airport. La Unión and the rest of El Salvador’s eastern region have historically been neglected by governments, with few infrastructure projects and widespread poverty.Just a month later, Bukele travelled to Germany to lobby for his project. “Munich airport is interested in operating our new airport that we will build in La Unión,” he said. Continue reading...
El Salvador's "Bitcoin City" plan involves constructing an airport on agricultural land, displacing residents who claim they received inadequate compensation for their homes and farms. Rising land prices and environmental damage, including mangrove destruction, further threaten local communities and livelihoods, raising concerns about the project's sustainability and impact.
