El Salvador



A ticket price to El Salvador is around $730.00 El Salvador uses the Dollar as its currency Hotel prices can vary from $50.00 to $129.00 per night Map of El Salvador El Sunzal Beach "The Best Surfing Beach" La Libertad, El Salvador		Cerro Verde National Park Flag of El Salvador The Capital city of El Salvador is San Salvador El Salvador has tropical climate pronounduced wet and dry seasons. Tempatures vary primarily with evalation and show seasonal change. The Pacific lowlands are uniformly hot; the central plateau and mountain areas are more moderate. The Pacific lowlands are the hottest region, with annual averages ranging from 25 degrees celcius to 29 degrees celcius. History In 1823, the United Provinces of Central America was formed by the five Central American states under General Manuel José Arce. When this federation was dissolved in 1839, El Salvador became an independent republic. El Salvador's early history as an independent state was marked by frequent revolutions. (2) Shortly after General Romero’s ouster, the country was plunged into a civil war that would last for the next 12 years (1980 - 1992). There were other significant consequences to be noted. Most obvious was the military’s loss of the monopoly it had held on the direct exercise of governmental authority for nearly 50 years. (3) On January 13, 2001, El Salvador was ravaged by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale, located at longitude 88°46’W and latitude 12°52’N. The epicenter was located off the Pacific Coast of El Salvador. Research Sources Google maps, Expedia, Wikipedia, paho.org, and Britannica.com