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El Salvador has the second highest number of volcanoes of any Central American country. [94] There are several lakes enclosed by volcanic craters in El Salvador, the most important of which are Lake Ilopango (70 km 2 or 27 sq mi) and Lake Coatepeque (26 km 2 or 10 sq mi). Lake Güija is El Salvador's largest natural lake (44 km 2 or 17
The culture of El Salvador is a Central American culture nation influenced by the clash of ancient Mesoamerica and medieval Iberian Peninsula. Salvadoran culture is influenced by Native American culture (Lenca people, Cacaopera people, Maya peoples, Pipil people) as well as Latin American culture (Latin America, Hispanic America, Ibero-America).
In El Salvador, the presence of the ancestral civilizations of the Mayans, Toltecs, Nahuas, among others, left their presence in many aspects of daily life in the region. The arrival of Europeans to the continent began an amalgamation of customs, traditions, and diversity of expressions.
Coatepeque Caldera (Nawat: cōātepēc, "at the snake hill") is a volcanic caldera in El Salvador in Central America.The caldera was formed during a series of rhyolitic explosive eruptions from a group of stratovolcanoes between about 72,000 and 57,000 years ago.
San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ];) is the capital and the largest city [5] of El Salvador and its eponymous department. [6] It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. [7]
San Miguel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsam miˈɣel]) is a city in eastern El Salvador. It is the country's third most populous city. It is located 138 km (86 mi) east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality. The population of the city in 2024 was 290,612. [1]
El Boquerón National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Boquerón, is located on top of the San Salvador Volcano at 5,905 feet (1,800 meters) the park's main attraction is a crater five kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. In addition, there is a small crater within the crater named “Boqueroncito” (little Boquerón).
El Salvador is a popular destination for surf tourism due to the large waves present in the Pacific Ocean. Alegría Lake "The Emerald of America". Lake Coatepeque in the west of the country The San Miguel (volcano) during the eruption of December 29, 2013. the photographer snapped this picture of the Los Chorros Water Falls, which is only a few ...