El Salvador - El Salvador

El Salvador
El Salvador
Location
El Salvador - Location
Coat of arms and flag
El Salvador - Coat of arms
El Salvador - Flag
CapitalSan Salvador
Governmentpresidential republic
Currency US dollar (USD)
Surface 20,742 km²
Inhabitants6.590.000
TongueSpanish
Religion Catholic 83%
Prefix 503
TLD sv
Time zone UTC-6
WebsiteTourist Board

El Salvador is a small state ofcentral America overlooking the Pacific Ocean and bordering the Guatemala and theHonduras.

To know

Spoken languages

The official language of El Salvador is lo Spanish.


Territories and tourist destinations

Urban centers

  • 1 Acajutla - The main port of the country.
  • 2 The Libertad
  • 3 San Francisco Gotera - Capital of the Department of Morazán.
  • 4 San Miguel - Capital of the Department of San Miguel.
  • 5 San Salvador - The capital.
  • 6 Santa Ana - Lively city, Santa Ana it boasts numerous colonial-era buildings, all dominated by an imposing neo-Gothic cathedral. Santa Ana forms the ideal base for excursions to the neighbor Parque Nacional Los Volcanes and to the lake of Coatepeque, also of volcanic origin.
  • 7 Santa Tecla
  • 8 Suchitoto - Municipality of the Department of Cuscatlán.

Other destinations

  • Lago de Coatepeque - A lake with a diameter of 6 km which occupies the crater of the homonymous volcano. Its waters are of an intense blue that contrasts with the green of the dense woods that cover the edges of the crater.
  • 1 El Imposible National Park
  • 2 Los Volcanes National Park - The park includes three volcanic cones, Cerro Verde, Volcán Izalco and Volcán Santa Ana and is one of the major tourist destinations in the country. It can be visited by signing up for one of the guided tours offered by the visitor center.
  • 3 Tazumal - The most important archaeological site in El Salvador includes the ruins of a Mayan settlement that was continuously inhabited from the 2nd to the 13th century AD. C.


How to get

Entry requirements

A passport is required for entry into the country. The visa is only required for stays longer than three months.

By plane

Four times a week Iberia flies from Madrid in El Salvador and with an intermediate stopover in Guatemala City.


How to get around


What see

Itineraries

  • Ruta de las Flores a short itinerary that starts from the center of 1 Ahuachapán and winds through pretty villages at the foot of the Apaneca Cordillera, between woods and waterfalls. It takes place preferably in May during the flowering period.


What to do


Currency and purchases

The national currency is the U.S. dollar (USD) Here are the links to know the current exchange rate with the main world currencies:

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At the table

  • Pupusa - A typical dish based on a mixture of corn flour or rice, filled with red beans first boiled then ground, chicharon and local cheese. The dough is stuffed and then cooked on a plate greased with sunflower oil. They are served hot with a side of cabbage marinated in vinegar, onion and spiced tomato sauce.


Tourist infrastructure


Events and parties


Safety

San Salvador is, together with the neighbor Honduras the country ofcentral America which presents fewer guarantees from the point of view of personal safety.

L'Italian embassy it is found at San Salvador.

Health situation

The health situation in El Salvador is not at all satisfactory, especially as regards public hospitals which still have important shortcomings. Due to the presence of numerous diseases, such as dengue and tuberculosis, it is strongly recommended to follow strict personal hygiene.

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How to keep in touch


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  1. ↑State with part of its territory in South America
  2. ↑ 2,02,12,22,3Physically South American state or dependence but generally considered Central North American from an anthropic point of view
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