The name of the capital of the country is "Holy
Saviour . Is the capita l city of the republic of El
Salvador , is the smallest and the most densely
populated country in Central America. El Salvador
had a population of approximately 5,744,113 people,
composed predominantly of Mestizos.
The climate of El Salvador this country experiences a
tropical type of climate and is marked by little
fluctuations in the temperature all through the year.
Most of the rain occurs during the winter season that
commences in the month of May and lasts till
October.
El Salvador was explored and settled by the Spanish
in the 16th century and remained a territory of Spain
until 1821, when it joined Costa Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras and Nicaragua
El Salvador uses the US dollar, exactly the same
currency used in the United States of America. Have
used it since 2001 and there used to it. The geography
of El Salvador is unique among the nations of Central
America. The country borders the North Pacific Ocean
to the south and southwest, with Guatemala to the
north-northwest and Honduras to the northnortheast.
A problem that the Salvadoran economy faces is the
inequality in the distribution of income. The most
important agricultural products in El Salvador are
coffee, cotton, corn (maize), and sugarcane. Several
species of palm and coconut trees grow in the coastal
zone, and there are many varieties of tropical fruit,
such as coconut, tamarind, melon, watermelon, and
mango. The main export continues to be coffee,
although El Salvador has long sought to diversify its
exports into other agricultural products such as cotton,
as well as manufactures.
Mostly Christians with around 93% of the
population Roman Catholic while other religious
minorities include Protestants, Pentecosts and Jews.
Popular music in El Salvador uses marimba
tehpe‘che, flutes, drums, scrapes and gourds, as well
more recently imported guitars and other
instruments. Cuban, Columbian and Mexican
music has infiltrated the country, especially salsa
and cumbia.
Some major holidays of El Salvador of course,
their Independence Day celebrated on September
15. On August 6 El Salvador celebrates Del Munde,
an old Spanish holiday .A week after Easter the
people of El Salvador celebrate something similar
to Christmas called Semen Santa.
The blue stripes represent the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean
Sea; while the white stripe symbolizes peace. The state coat
of arms on El Salvador's flag is based on the coat of arms of
the former United Provinces of Central America. The coat of
the arms shows a triangle which represents equality and the
three branches of El Salvador's government. Inside the
triangle are five volcanoes which symbolize the five former
members of the federation, flanked by the blue of the ocean
and sea. The triangle contains symbols of liberty , ideals of
the people and peace, which are represented by a red cap,
golden rays and the rainbow. The triangle also shows the
date that El Salvador gained independence from Spain.
Underneath the triangle lies El Salvador's national motto
which translates in English to 'God, Union and Liberty'. The
fourteen clusters of leaves represent the 14 departments or
states of El Salvador.
The El Salvador flag was adopted on September 27,
1972. El Salvador, which in Spanish means 'the savior',
gained its independence from Spain on September 15,
1821 and independence from the Central American
federation in 1842.
San Antonio Cortesz:Born in San
Vicente(that's where I grew up!),
former NFL player who played for
the Indianapolis Colts during the
2005 season.
 Jose has played for several NFL
teams like San Diego Chargers,
San Francisco 49ers, Washington
Redskins as well as with NMF
Europe for a while.
 José is now retired from the NFL
and enjoys a quite life in Oregon.