Moulitsas Zúñiga Family Member Sits on Board of Latin American Federation of Associations of Hotels and Restaurants

Markos C.A. Moulitsas Zúñiga says he came from a poor family in El Salvador. But not very poor, according to documents publicly available on the Internet. He told the Salvadoran newspaper, La Prensa Gráfica, "No tengo dinero. No vengo de familia famosa o poderosa." (I don't have money. I don't come from a famous or powerful family, he told LaPrensaGráfica.Com.)

However, someone with the last name "Zúñiga", who is also listed in government documents as the "manager" of the Zúñiga's family hotel, also happens to be a director on the board of the Latin American Federation of Associations of Hotels and Restaurants:

ASOCIACION SALVADOREÑA DE HOTELES
ALAMEDA DR. MANUEL ARAUJO, PASAJE CARBONEL CASA 2
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR
TELS. (503) 298 3629, 298 1651, 245 4529 FAX 298 3628
PRESIDENTE LIC. CARLOS ALBERTO DELGADO [Zúñiga] CEL. 887 5721 TEL. 225 5286/312
VICEPRESIDENTE LIC. JORGE CASTILLO
e-mail gerencia@jaltepeque.com suitesjaltepeque@telesal.net asocdehoteles@telesal.net

Notice that the e-mail listed for the Carlos Alberto Delgado Zúñiga above is the same as the e-mail for the "family hotel" at which Markos C.A. Moulitsas Zúñiga held his honeymoon celebrations, the Hotel Suites Jaltepeque, which is part of the multi-million dollar Club Jewel of the Pacific Group hotel and condominium complex.

Actualmente opera como un hotel pequeño de playa "Hotel Suites Jaltepeque", para el mes de septiembre de 2003, se operará el Club Jaltepeque, Club nunca visto en las costas salvadoreñas, con el "USO DE DIA" exclusivamente para socios. La membresia es nula y demanda una cuota mensual de mantenimiento. Es membresia segmentada. La finalizacion de la primera y segunda etapa será en un término de 24 meses como máximo, se venderán las membresías anualmente y de manera preferencial las primeras a partir del 1o. de agosto de este año. Igualmente se comercializán en la actulaidad acciones de propiedad de la empresa a un precio minimo de compra de $2,500.00 cada una (1,000 en total) de lo que tenemos informacion en nuestra pagina web www.jaltepeque.com y posteriormente personalizada para presentar las bondades de este proyecto completamente innovador en nuestro país. ElSalvador.Com

And the same e-mail is listed for Carlos Alberto Delgado Zúñiga in his capacity as a member of the Central American Federation of Tourism Boards, which is highlighted in the "Regional Industry Profile of the Central American Free Trade Agreement."

The Moulitsas "family hotel" provides oppulent services for its guests. There's lovely blue sail fishing off the coast of El Salvador through the Hotel Suites Jaltepeque!
Imagine! Five days of angling for just seven thousand dollars USD!

I swear! For a guy who who has "no money" and doesn't come from a "famous or powerful family", Markos C.A. Moulitsas Zúñiga's family members sure are well connected all over Latin America.

So, why, precisely, has Markos C.A. Moulitsas Zúñiga felt the need to dissemble about the wealth and power of his family in El Salvador? Oh, well! I guess we'll find out sooner or later!