El Salvador

Capital City: San Salvador

People: mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%

Language: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Currency: US Dollar

Electrical Voltage

How to get there:
By plane: Visitors traveling by plane arrive at El Salvador International Airport in Comalapa, located forty-five minutes outside of the capital's city limits. The airport code is SAL.
TACA Airlines is the national airline of El Salvador. TACA acquired the national airlines of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala so it also serves those countries

By car: The Pan-American highway travels through El Salvador and is a safe route for entering the country

By bus: Numerous buses also traverse the highways of the country. Domestic bus services are typically very cheap (not more than two or three dollars for even the longest rides) and difficult to understand. The buses themselves are often very well painted and adorned with all kinds of posters and trinkets, ranging from the religious to the pop-culture. Longer bus rides may include a stop in some town where plenty of mujeres, and sometimes their children, too, will board hawking mangos, nuts, water, and even sometimes fried chicken in a box. There is no central agency that coordinates bus routes and schedules, so it is best to just ask the cobrador where the bus is going and when.

Weather: Mainly warm, with a rainy season around the months of May to October

Travel Documentation and Custom Duty: UK and Irish citizens do not need a visa to enter the country.
Americans and Canadians can enter the country without a visa, but they must purchase a Tourist Card for US$10 that last for 90 days, which they can obtain from Immigration at the El Salvador International Airport (SAL).
Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans need a visa for entry.

Getting Around: Bus, Taxis, Car Rentals

Tourism Website: http://www.elsalvadorturismo.gob.sv/ingles/home.htm

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