El Salvador
Americas · Untouched
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Population
- 6.0M
- Area
- 21K km²
About El Salvador
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, facing the Pacific along a shore prized by surfers. Its capital, San Salvador, sits in a valley beneath a brooding volcano, fitting for a nation nicknamed the Land of Volcanoes. Coffee shaped its history and economy, and dozens of volcanic peaks give the landscape crater lakes and fertile highlands.
- El Salvador is the only country in Central America without a Caribbean coastline, fronting solely on the Pacific Ocean.
- El Salvador means 'The Savior' in Spanish, making it one of the few countries named directly for a religious figure.
- The Izalco volcano erupted so persistently for nearly two centuries that sailors nicknamed it the Lighthouse of the Pacific.
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