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El Salvador

  • Population: 6.7 million (UN, 2005)
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Area: 21,041 sq km (8,124 sq miles)
  • Major language: Spanish
  • Major religion: Christianity
  • Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: US dollar & Salvadoran colon

Road Junky has 4 El Salvador articles. Scroll down to view.

Cycling across El Salvador

On a whim, with no previous training, I decide to ride a bicycle across El Salvador. Heck, when I look at a world map El Salvador is only about ...

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Guns in El Salvador but no Backpackers

El Salvador was almost an accident. I was on my way from the South to the North of Mexico when the proximity of the Guatemalan border sucked me in. Guatemala ...

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Sorpresas and Surprises in San Salvador

I’ve been trawling San Salvador’s markets for hours now, searching for a sorpresa, or at least some one who has heard of one. sorpresa means ‘surprise’ in English and this ...

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Busin’ El Salvadorian Style

It’s fair to say that I don’t like rush hour. Back home, I’ll do almost anything to avoid those two hours at the end of the day, when three quarters ...

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