SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A film crew from SONY PICTURES visited El Salvador to film various tourist attractions with the aim of showing them to the audience of E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, a show known all over the world.

Mexican model Heidi Balvanera and three company staff members arrived in El Salvador on Sunday, September 23, and remained in the country through Saturday, September 29.

Monday, September 24, they visited the beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador in a helicopter provided by the Air Force, accompanied by Tourism Minister Ruben Rochi. They took a ride on Lake Ilopango, and then flew over the coastal region, touching down at a semi-virgin beach in the vicinity of Jiquilisco Bay, in the state of Usulutan.

Once there, the crew got ready to shoot the opening images of the program, which will be broadcast in Spanish throughout Latin America in November. After that, it may be broadcast in English for the global audience. The program will be presented under the name E! SPECIAL EL SALVADOR IMPRESIONANTE (E! SPECIAL - IMPRESSIVE EL SALVADOR)

Dressed in khaki pants, a white shirt and barefoot, Minister Rochi, Heidi Balvanera (who has already appeared in the program WILD ON MEXICO) and the film crew started the interview as the water was lapping at their toes. "El Salvador is a very beautiful country, and has things many of us don't know about -- lots of greenery, virgin beaches, good roads. I'll say more when we finish the tour," said the blonde model. The tour continued in Puerto Barillas, where they set out to explore Jiquilisco Bay, all in the eastern part of the country.

The crew was there thanks to the Salvadoran Ministry of Tourism's promotional activities undertaken at the international level, with $75,000 invested in this visit. By the end of their stay, they visited Puerto de La Libertad, Suchitoto, Ruta de las Flores, Lake Coatepeque, Joya de Ceren and other places. On Friday, September 28, they sampled San Salvador's nightlife, including various shopping centers, restaurants, bars and clubs.

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