El Salvador

Smallest Central American nation

El Salvador is a small country in Central America, bordered by Guatemala, Honduras, and the Pacific Ocean.

It is the smallest and most densely populated nation in the region.

The name means "The Savior" in Spanish, referring to Jesus Christ.

She spent a year teaching English in El Salvador.

country

Santa Ana

Dry California wind

smallest · densely populated · Pacific coast · dollarization · remittances · Bitcoin

civilwar

guerrilla

Irregular armed fighter

1980s · refugees · massacres · martyrs · reconstruction · diaspora · solidarity · human rights · amnesty · postwar

culture

Nahuatl

Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico

marimba · cumbia · colonial architecture

pupusa

masa

Nixtamalized corn dough

comal · handmade · cheese · beans · rice flour · street food · national dish · griddle · stuffed

volcanic

crater lakes

Lakes formed in volcanic hollows

ash · lava · caldera · seismic · hot springs · fertile soil · cordillera

surfing

right-hander

Person favoring dominant side

black sand · offshore winds

coffee

arabica

Dominant coffee species

wet processing · export · specialty coffee · cooperatives · harvest · cherry

Categories
Opposites
geographic position in central america

El SalvadorRussia

Eurasian federation, largest country

Belize · Brazil · Canada · Australia · Mongolia

national size

El SalvadorBrazil

Largest South American nation

Argentina · Mexico · Canada · Russia · United States

recent political trajectory

El SalvadorCosta Rica

Central American country

Uruguay · Chile · Canada · Norway · Switzerland

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G