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El Salvador
Where on earth
Named After the World's Divine Saviour
From the country of El Salvador to the city of San Salvador, the
Saviour seems to be carrying the whole country on his
shoulders. Recently, another saviour has been affecting the destiny of the country: the
tourist, who can take the shape of the historian, the archaeologist or the volcano,
flower or beach enthusiast. Not to mention those that are attracted by the countryside
and its traditional way of life, or the bustling metropolis and its resolutely modern residents.
A small state covering an area of 21,000 km2, El
Salavador is the only Central American country without a coastline on the Caribbean Sea.
The country's dense and mostly rural population numbers about 6,700,000 inhabitants, most
of them Roman Catholics of mixed origin (Amerindian and Spanish). The country's 300 km of
coastline, located between the south of Guatemala and Honduras, is bathed by the Pacific
Ocean. With its tropical climate and fertile volcanic plateau, El Salvador's arable lands
are well suited for coffee and cotton plantations.
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