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El Salvador is a volcanic country with more than 20 volcanoes

Welcome to El Salvador

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Location:

This is the smallest country in Central America, which has only two neighbors: Guatemala and Honduras to the north side and a beautiful coast at the Pacific Ocean in south.

Area/Surface:

21.000 km²

Population:

6.130.000 people

Capital:

San Salvador 2.400.000 people

Currency:

American dollar

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Religion:

Roman-Catholic

Government form:

Republic, Democracy

Time zone:

-6 hours Greenwich time

Cars:

SV

Calling code:

+503

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El Salvador

 

Relief, rivers, agriculture and Salvadorian population:

El Salvador has a very diverse relief dominated by the presence of over 20 volcanoes, but also by the lowlands and by wide and deep valleys. It has over 280 rivers, most of them falling into the ocean. The massive deforestation changed the landscape of the country and today the territories with forests are very few. The past inhabitants of these lands, the indigenous people established here thousands of years ago for the fertile volcanic soils and today the local people work in agriculture and cultivate pineapple, avocado, mango and papaya. The majority of population is a combination between Europeans and indigenous people. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Very different and not to forget is the fact that here in this small but also very beautiful country, the lands are owned by a small number of persons and because of this, a civil war started and lasted for 13 years till 1991. The Salvadorians are also great producers of confections, exotic fruits, coffee and sugar cane. Visit El Salvador!


Ancient Mayan ruins at Joya de Ceren, El SalvadorAncient Mayan ruins at Joya de Ceren, El Salvador


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El Salvador is a volcanic country with more than 20 volcanoes
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El Salvador is a volcanic country with more than 20 volcanoes
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El Salvador has beautiful rivers and valleys and more than 20 volcanoes. Tourists can dicover the beauty combining the volcanic activity with the rainforest
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