El Salvador: Capital, Flag and Fun Facts

About El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest country on the Central American mainland, with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. It is a land of volcanoes, lakes, coffee farms and surfing beaches. It is known for pupusas and ancient Maya sites.

About San Salvador

San Salvador lies in a highland valley at the foot of the San Salvador volcano. It is the country's largest city and its centre for business, culture and government.

Fun facts about El Salvador

1. El Salvador is the smallest country on the mainland of Central America.
2. It is the only Central American country without a coastline on the Caribbean Sea.
3. Joya de Cerén is a Maya farming village preserved under volcanic ash around AD 600, now a UNESCO site.
4. Pupusas, thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, beans or pork, are the national dish.
5. The national bird is the turquoise-browed motmot, called the torogoz, with a long, swinging tail.
6. It is often called the 'Land of Volcanoes' because so many volcanoes dot its landscape.