San Salvador
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The city of San Salvador is the prosperous and cosmopolitan capital of
the country, having all the modern advantages of a large metropolis and also,
in contrast, the historic architecture of the old neighborhoods.
In honor of its ancestry and the vigor of its name, El Salvador keeps its
doors open to the world. Come to visit us and discover the enchantment of the
millenary Mayan culture, take a look at the vitality and exuberance that exists
within the country's geography, discover the attraction of our dark sand
beaches and then, let yourself be captured by the silent nights that lengthen
into dawn.
Its People
Following the immediate attraction that you will feel when you step onto this
land, you will quickly be in harmony with the age old commandments of the
tropical environment that surrounds you. Here, inevitably, you will fall in
love with a people that masters as few others in the world, the rules of
enthusiasm, deep joy and how to please good friends.
But the real fascination of El Salvador is in its environment, in its
light, aromas and the faces of its people... and those sensations, although
they can be told, will never equal the wonderful and necessary personal
experience. You have to live the Salvadoran legend!
El Salvador has enormous natural bonanza, but its greatest treasure are
the men, women and children that inhabit it; they are characterized by their
sincere laughter, their hospitality and industriousness which have earned for
the country the name "The Country with a Smile". With peace as its banner, the
time of concord is being affirmed in El Salvador. Its inhabitants are aware of
the great opportunities that liberty and progress bring. That is why their
culture is aimed toward the permanence of these values. El Salvador is again a
striving country, full of the life that destiny has market out for it since the
glorious age of its ancestors: the Mayan people.
Beaches
Thanks to the generosity of a climate favored by the sun and to a volcanic soil
of extraordinary fertility, El Salvador takes pride in the invaluable
treasures in its ecosystem. With 300 kilometers of coastline, enjoying a
tropical climate and sunny days by the seashore is one of the most common
occupations of its inhabitants. Locals and outsiders enjoy the most complete
and modern tourist infrastructure in places like La Costa del Sol, where the
gray sand is the ideal background to sun bathe, practice some sport or simply
relax. The eastern coastal area is characterized by having perfect places to
reside, and it is there where some of the most beautiful beaches of the country
are located.
Ecology
In the Department of Ahuachapán, the most valuable ecological patrimony of the
Salvadoran territory is found. At the El Imposible forest, the diversity of its
plant species goes above 350, alternating with innumerable springs of crystal
clear water and unspoiled areas. It also shelters more than 350 different
species of birds and 500 varieties of butterflies. This park is considered a
Cultural Heritage for Humanity and constitutes the last refuge for spectacular
animal species. Nancuchiname, El Jocotal Lagoon, the Misty Montecristo Woods,
Deininger Park and Cerro Verde are other reserves established for the
conservation of the country's flora and fauna. There are in El Salvador more
than twenty five extinct volcanoes with small and large craters. El Salvador
has many places of incomparable beauty, many of them with relatively easy
access and very picturesque. Along its 20,742 square kilometers there are
plains, steep mountains, rivers, ravines, marshes, beaches brimming with sun
and life and impressive volcanic formations, some of them still active.
Mayan World
From the impressive vestiges found in the land where El Salvador now
rises, it can be deduced that this land has been one of the most populated in
the world during the last 3,500 years. Despite being the smallest country in
the Mayan World, its abundant cultural equipment - in large measure still
unexplored - makes it one of the most impressive archeological mysteries in the
Americas.
One of the most important discoveries of the last few years in the Mayan World
occurred in Joya de Cerén, declared as a Heritage for Humanity by UNESCO, an
enigmatic village 30 kilometers northeast of San Salvador.
Architectural constructions of a religious order can be constantly seen
nationwide, leaving with their construction a perfect example of styles that go
from classic to baroque and churrigueresque.
Likewise, the convergence of an ancestral culture with a Mayan Spanish
influence, has colored its countenance with an enchanting colonial touch that
makes it more attractive as a heritage for humanity.
El Salvador; a country immortalized by combining the prodigies of nature
with the preeminence of human management; a friendly country, with wonderful
customs and millenary traditions; an essential country within the Mayan World.
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