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Location | |
Fast Data | |
Capital city | San Salvador |
State | Presidential Republic |
Coin | US Dollar (USD) |
Area | 21,041 km2 |
Population | 6,520,675 (estimate 2016) |
Language | Spanish |
Calling Code | 503 |
Internet TLD | .sv |
Time zone | (UTC -6) |
The El Salvador is her country Central America
At a glance
Appropriate visit period
Languages
Areas
Important cities
- San Salvador (Spanish: San Salvador) —
- Alegria (Spanish: Alegría) —
- Perkin (Spanish: Perquín) —
- (Spanish: El Mozote) —
- Concepcion de Atako (Spanish: Conception of Ataco) —
Additional tourist destinations
Archaeological sites
- (Spanish: Joya de Cerén) —
- Tasumal (Spanish: Tazumal) —
Habitats
- (Spanish: Coatepeque Lake) —
- (Spanish: Volcanoes National Park) —
- (Spanish: El Imposible National Park) —
- (Spanish: Jiquilisco Bay) —
Beaches
- Barra de Santiago (Spanish: Barra de Santiago) —
- El Espino beach (Spanish: Playa El Espino) —
- Bay of Fonseca (Spanish: Gulf of Fonseca) - Isla de Meanguera
- El Tunco Beach (Spanish: El Tunco Beach) —
How to get there
By air
By train
By road
- San Cristobal (San Cristobal la Frontera). is the main customs office at the El Salvador border /Guatemala and is open 24 hours a day. Located on the Pan American Highway. Buses leave from nearby Santa Ana every half hour. The journey to Guatemala City takes 5 hours.