Beautiful beaches and a sizzling nightlife top the list of attractions.
Unlike some of its neighbors, El Salvador doesn't rely on ecotourism but instead emphasizes its dollar denominated economy, ease of getting around, and warm, welcoming people.
The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital (2,730 m).
El Salvador is known as the "land of volcanoes" or "valley of the Hammocks"
The Pipil Indians, descendants of the Aztecs, likely migrated to the region in the 11th century. In 1525, Pedro de Alvarado, a lieutenant of Hernan Cortés, conquered El Salvador.
Ancient Olmec scupltures have been found in Chalchuapa, in western El Salvador.
The Maya people were early inhabitants of El Salvador. They also lived in southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
The Maya were advanced in subjects such as mathematics and astronomy.
El Salvador is Spanish for The Saviour.
The Spanish arrived in El Salvador around 1520 and remained in the country for three centuries.
El Salvador, with the other countries of Central America, declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 15, 1821, and was part of a federation of Central American states until that union dissolved in 1838. For decades after its independence, El Salvador experienced numerous revolutions and wars against other Central American republics. From 1931 to 1979 El Salvador was ruled by a series of military dictatorships.
Jose Simeon Canas proposed the abolition of slavery in Central America (1823).
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