I know some people aren’t thrilled to hear this news because it seems that there is a Starbucks on every corner in the United States and in many other countries in the world.

The company that has the franchise rights to Central America will open its first cafés in El Salvador. It is expected that they will be expanding to the neighboring countries within a year or two. Personally, I like some of the products Starbucks offers but find them too expensive. In Costa Rica we already have cafés that are similar like Port Java and the Mac Cafés found inside many of the local MacDonald’s restaurants. The latter actually make a better frappachino coffee than Starbucks. You’d have to try one to understand what I am talking about. I have had many people on my monthly retirement tours try a frappachino at the local Mac Café and agree with me 100%.