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| El Salvador Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see costa del sol 2 costa del sol 2 Once known as the coffee republic, El Salvador is the smallest country of Central America, and has the highest population density. In the 1980's it was ravaged by a bloody civil war between the goverment and the socialist left wing guerillas, which tore the whole country apart in civil strife. Since then, it has made considerable progress and it is a quite stable country now. El Salvador got its independence from Spain in September 15, 1821 together with the other Central American countries. When these provinces were joined with Mexico in early 1822 El Salvador resisted, insisting on autonomy for the Central American countries. Although there was considerable pressure it has managed to stay a sovereign nation ever since. San Salvador is the capital city. It is a modern city; the old capital was destroyed by an earthquake in 1854. Santa Ana is the second largest city of the country. It is only 50 km from the capital and lies in a rich coffee growing region on the slopes of the Santa Ana volcano. It is an attractive town with many old buildings. Excursions can be made to Lake Coatepeque and Chalchuapa. Here are a few facts: Full country name: Republic of El Salvador Area: 20,752 sq km Population: 6.59 million People: 94% mestizo (Spanish-Indian), 5% Indian, 1% European descent Language: English, Spanish; Castilian Spanish Religion: 75% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant Government: Republic form Currency: $ US dollar (official) ______History Edit This El Lago de Coajatepeque El Lago de Coajatepeque Matthew Kern El Salvador's population numbers about 6.0 million; almost 90% is of mixed Indian and Spanish extraction. About 1% is indigenous, 9% Caucasian; very few Indians have retained their customs and traditions. The country's people are largely Roman Catholic -- though Protestant groups are growing -- and Spanish is the language spoken by virtually all inhabitants. The capital city of San Salvador has about 1.4 million people; an estimated 48% of El Salvador's population lives in rural areas. Before the Spanish conquest the area that is now El Salvador was made up of two large Indian states and several principalities. The indigenous inhabitants were the Pipils a tribe of nomadic Nahua people long established in Central Mexico. Early in their history they became one of the few Mesoamerican Indian groups to abolish human sacrifice. Otherwise their culture was similar to that of their Aztec neighbors. Remains of Nahua culture are still found at ruins such as Tazumal (near Chalchuapa) San Andres (northeast of Armenia) and Joya De Ceren (north of Calon). The first Spanish attempt to subjugate this area failed in 1524 when Pedro de Alvarado was forced to retreat by Pipil warriors. In 1525 he returned and succeeded in bringing the district under control of the Captaincy General of Guatemala which retained its authority until 1821 despite an abortive revolution in 1811. Independence In 1821 El Salvador and the other Central American provinces declared their independence from Spain. When these provinces were joined with Mexico in early 1822 El Salvador resisted insisting on autonomy for the Central American countries. Guatemalan troops sent to enforce the union were driven out of El Salvador in June 1822. El Salvador fearing incorporation into Mexico petitioned the U.S. Government for statehood. But in 1823 a revolution in Mexico ousted Emperor Augustin Iturbide and a new Mexican congress voted to allow the Central American provinces to decide their own fate. That year the United Provinces of Central America was formed of the five Central American states under Gen. Manuel Jose Arce. When this federation was dissolved in 1838 El Salvador became an independent republic. El Salvador's early history as an independent state -- as with others in Central America -- was marked by frequent revolutions; not until the period 1900-30 was relative stability achieved. The economic elite ruled the country in conjunction with the military and the power structure was controlled by a relatively small number of wealthy landowners known as the 14 Families. The economy based on coffee-growing prospered or suffered as the world coffee price fluctuated. From 1932 -- the year of General Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez's coup following his brutal suppression of rural resistance -- until 1980 all but one Salvadoran temporary president was an army officer. Periodic presidential elections were seldom free or fair. From Military to Civilian Rule From the 1930s-70s authoritarian governments employed political repression and limited reform to maintain power despite the trappings of democracy. During the 1970s the political situation began to unravel. In the 1972 presidential election the opponents of military rule united under Jose Napoleon Duarte leader of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). Amid widespread fraud Duarte's broad-based reform movement was defeated. Subsequent protests and an attempted coup were crushed and Duarte exiled. These events eroded hope of reform through democratic means and persuaded those opposed to the government that armed insurrection was the only way to achieve change. As a consequence leftist groups capitalizing upon social discontent gained strength. By 1979 leftist guerrilla warfare had broken out in the cities and the countryside launching what became a 12-year civil war. A cycle of violence took hold as rightist vigilante death squads in turn killed thousands. The poorly trained Salvadoran Armed Forces also engaged in repression and indiscriminate killings. After the collapse of the Somoza regime in Nicaragua that year the new Sandinista Government provided large amounts of arms and munitions to five Salvadoran guerrilla groups. On October 15 1979 reform-minded military officers and civilian leaders ousted the right-wing government of Gen. Carlos Humberto Romero (1977-79) and formed a revolutionary junta. PDC leader Duarte joined the junta in March 1980 leading the provisional government until the elections of March 1982. The junta initiated a land reform program and nationalized the banks and the marketing of coffee and sugar. Political parties were allowed to function again and on March 28 1982 Salvadorans elected a new constituent assembly. Following that election authority was peacefully transferred to Alvaro Magana the provisional president selected by the assembly. On March 24th 1980 Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated by orders of death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson. D' Aubuisson would later form the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). The 1983 constitution drafted by the assembly strengthened individual rights established safeguards against excessive provisional detention and unreasonable searches established a republican pluralistic form of government strengthened the legislative branch and enhanced judicial independence. It also codified labor rights particularly for agricultural workers. Duarte won the 1984 presidential election against rightist and death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) with 54% of the vote and became the first freely elected president of El Salvador in more than 50 years. In 1989 ARENA's Alfredo Cristiani won the presidential election with 54% of the vote. His inauguration on June 1 1989 marked the first time that power had passed peacefully from one freely elected civilian leader to another. Ending the Civil War In November 1989 the FMLN launched nationwide offensive. In early 1990 following a request from the Central American presidents the United Nations became involved in an effort to mediate direct talks between the two sides. After a year of little progress the government and the FMLN accepted an invitation from the UN Secretary-General to meet in New York City. On September 25 1991 the two sides signed the New York City Accord. It concentrated the negotiating process into one phase and created the Committee for the Consolidation of the Peace (COPAZ) made up of representatives of the government FMLN and political parties with Catholic Church and UN observers. On December 31 1991 the government and the FMLN initialed a peace agreement under the auspices of then Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar. The final agreement called the Accords of Chapultepec was signed in Mexico City on January 16 1992. A nine-month cease-fire took effect February 1 1992 and was never broken. A ceremony held on December 15 1992 marked the official end of the conflict concurrent with the demobilization of the last elements of the FMLN military structure and the FMLN's inception as a political party. ____________Practical Information Edit This Accommodations Hilton Hotal and casino bahia del sol Currency The local currency is the El Salvador Colon (SVC) __________Getting Around Edit This 2 [Add Local transport mode] Bus Edit This Tica Bus passes through San Salvador between Guatemala City and Managua World66 rating: [rate it] tel: (503) 222-4808 url: www.ticabus.com address: 121 Concepcion Street. San Salvador Hotel. San Salvador email: contactenos@ticabus.com __________Getting There Edit This [Add Global transport mode] Juan Alvarado Edit This El Salvador is a major Central American airline Hub, the best & cheapest regional airline is TACA. Check out their website. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] email: lonetyga@hotmail.com ________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: In 1997 the government emphasized a fixed exchange rate along with conservative monetary and fiscal policies to promote foreign investment. Inflation fell to an unprecedented low of 2%. Exports reached a record level and were the main engine of growth. Productivity in other sectors remained weaker however. For the last few years El Salvador has experienced sizable deficits in both its trade and its fiscal accounts. The trade deficit has been offset by remittances from the large number of Salvadorans living abroad and from external aid. The deficit is expected to increase in 1998 as imports continue to rise. San Salvador is stepping up its privatization efforts in 1998 to increase revenues. Late in 1997 the legislative assembly approved a privatization law that will facilitate the sale of the state-owned telephone company sometime in 1998. The government also plans to privatize pension funds later in the year. GDP: purchasing power parity—$17.8 billion (1997 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 4% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$3 000 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 15% industry: 24% services: 61% (1997 est.) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 2% (1997) Labor force: total: 2.26 million (1997 est.) by occupation: agriculture 40% commerce 16% manufacturing 15% government 13% financial services 9% transportation 6% other 1% Unemployment rate: 7.7% (1997 est.) Budget: revenues: $1.75 billion expenditures: $1.82 billion including capital expenditures of $317 million (1997 est.) Industries: food processing beverages petroleum chemicals fertilizer textiles furniture light metals Industrial production growth rate: 7% (1997 est.) Electricity—capacity: 900 000 kW (1996) Electricity—production: 3.5 billion kWh (1997) Electricity—consumption per capita: 603 kWh (1997 est.) Agriculture—products: coffee sugarcane corn rice beans oilseed cotton sorghum; beef dairy products; shrimp Exports: total value: $1.96 billion (f.o.b. 1997 est.) commodities: coffee sugar; shrimp; textiles partners: US Guatemala Germany Costa Rica Honduras Imports: total value: $3.5 billion (c.i.f. 1997 est.) commodities: raw materials consumer goods capital goods fuels partners: US Guatemala Mexico Panama Venezuela Japan Debt—external: $2.6 billion (yearend 1997) Economic aid: recipient: ODA $763 million (1996) note: US has committed $280 million in economic assistance to El Salvador for 1995-97 (excludes military aid) Currency: 1 Salvadoran colon (C) = 100 centavos Exchange rates: Salvadoran colones (C) per US$1 (end of period)—8.755 (January 1998-1995) 8.750 (1994) 8.670 (1993) note: as of 1 June 1990 the rate is based on the average of the buying and selling rates set on a weekly basis for official receipts and payments imports of petroleum and coffee exports; prior to that date a system of floating was in effect Fiscal year: calendar year ___________Health Before setting off, you might want to check the illnesses described below that occur here. The information is from the CDC and should be pretty accurate, but if you really think you have something, go see a doctor. If you're not sure where to find good medical attention, check with a the nearest international hotel, they are usually in the know (though the facilities they refer to might charge you a little bit more) Rabies A dangerous and possible deadly disease, can be contracted from a wild animal to a human w/ a single bite. Please when visiting do not touch animals that do not seem tamed. [more] Typhoid A very stong course of anti-biotics will wipe it out. After getting typhoid I was very weak for at least 3 months after the anti-biotic course. There is a vaccine that is good for three years. If you consume a large dose of typhoid there is a good chance of getting it regardless of the vaccine. [more] a ids As a physician in Belize and had Dengue myself. Ibuprofen works well for the fever and aches, and, in my opinion, is not a risk for hemmorhagic fever (which has never been seen in Belize, as far as I know). [more] _______Beaches Edit This We have the best beaches for surfing warm water waves on this particular planet I know, been around the world. come on down, we meet you at the airport tropicooltours Peace [Add Beach] costa del sol,El Salvador Edit This find the aquafun located in la costa del sol.El salvador World66 rating: [rate it] ::::::::Costa del sol Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see PLAYA PLAYA EDWIN The beach at Costa del Sol is large with wide open water and the peninsula of de San Juan del Gozo has a wonderful beach of fine white sand. __________Getting There Edit This [add Global transport mode] We currently have no Getting There listed in Costa del sol. If you do know any Getting There in Costa del sol, please [Add]. ::::::::::::El imposible national park Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see playa el zonte playa el zonte Edwin Hernandez This is a well maintained national park. All reservations must be made before going to the park by contacting Salva Natura ( www.salvanatura.org). The fee is $3 per person for international visitors. There are 3 major trails, a 1k nature hike, a 6-7k loop into the valley to see a delta of two rivers, and a 8-9k hike to Cerro Leon the highest point in the park. Bring your own water and snacks, it is hot and the latter two hikes have serious altitude changes. :::::::La Palma Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i I am sure that you have seen all of that brightly colored paint on wood; keyholders, trivets, napkin holders etc. Well, La Palma is where these items are made. It seems that everyone in town has two jobs and one of them has to do with art. The city is about two hours drive north of San Salvador and about fifteen minutes from the Honduran border. The area is mountainous and cool. The highest point in El Salvador is on a ridge behind the city. I recommend taking a trip up there. The views are magnificent and the other side of the ridge is the verdant cabbage basket of El Salvador. The Hotel La Palma is a good place to stay. About $10.00 per night with hot showers and pleasant rooms. The restaurant at the hotel is fine too. A lot of Salvadorans drive up for the weekends to get out of the heat. ::::::::La libertad Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see reloj reloj chiltiupaneco La Libertad is one of the best places in El Salvador. Here at La Libertad are some of the most beautiful beaches in Central America. But be warned: do not walk barefoot on the sand! The sand gets hot very quickly, especially around noon. Stay on the beaches shore. If you swim into the water too far, the waves will pull you into the water and you might drown. Other than that, La Liberta's beaches are very fun and hot! ::::::::Montecristo national park Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i The magnificent Montecristo Cloud Forest is located in the Montecristo-El Trifinio National Park, about a 4 hour drive from San Salvador. The area marks the point where the borders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras meet. At an altitude of about 7000 feet, with plenty of rain, the forest has a number of micro-climates and a great diversity of flora and wildlife, including ferns, orchids, mosses, spider monkeys, anteaters, toucans, striped owls and more. Pine-oak forest was by far the most diverse habitat, although bird density was highest in cloud forest. Cypress plantations had intermediate diversity, but lowest bird density, and fewer resident species than the other habitats. Many species at the park are habitat specialists restricted to cloud forest or pine-oak forest. Ten bird species in El Salvador are restricted to Montecristo National Park, and five of these to the cloud forest. Fifty-two percent (118 species) of the park's bird species are threatened in El Salvador, including 22% (53 species) that are endangered at the national level. Of 18 regionally-endemic birds (restricted to northern Central America) reported from El Salvador, 15 are reported from Montecristo, and three are not found anywhere else in El Salvador. Compared to the larger El Triunfo cloud forest in Chiapas, Mexico, Montecristo's cloud forest has about 90% as many resident species, and includes three species not reported at El Triunfo. Five new species of birds are reported for the El Salvador national bird list. It is said by locals in and around Montecristo, that if one "steals" a piece of the nature there, that it will disappear by the time the forest is exited. Montecristo is known to some of the natives as lovely and enchanted. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.travelcentralamericabc.com/Montecristo.html ::::::::::San Salvador Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Pristine Pacific Coast/Sunzal,El Salvador (Surfing Beach) Pristine Pacific Coast/Sunzal,El Salvador (Surfing Beach) everyday_david San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador. The city has been demolished a few times by earthquakes, the worst one being that of 1854, so don't expect many colonial buildings here; most of them have collapsed. The centre of town is where Avenida Espana crosses Calle Delgado. Nearly all the important buildings are in this area.The Plaza Barrios, a little to the east, is the main square in the centre. There is a nice equestrian statue, the National Palace and the Cathedral - all fairly recent constructions. In the Parque Libertad, just off Calle Delgado, you find a flamboyant monument to Liberty, the Church of Rosario and the Palace of the Archbishop. For good views over the city head to the Parque Balboa, from where a scenic road takes you to Cerro Chulo. From there you can see the city below through the Puerta del Diablo. There are many excellent daytrips you can make from San Salvador. Lake Ilopango is a popular trip. The San Salvador Volcano and the Izalco Volcano can also be seen by car. Further afield are Sonsonate, with the Cerro Verde, and Ichanmichen in Zacetocoluca. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: jucuapa ::::::::::::Santa ana Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Santa Ana is the second largest city of the country. It lies in a rich coffee and sugar cane growing region on the slopes of the Santa Ana volcano. It is an attractive town with many old buildings. The main sights in town include the Theatre, the neo-gothic Cathedral and several churches in colonial style of which the Church of El Calvario is the nicest. Excursions can be made to the Tazumal, a Mayan pyramid, and the city of Chalchuapa. |