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San Francisco Destination Guide

Delve into San Francisco in El Salvador

San Francisco in the region of Cuscatlán is located in El Salvador - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) North-East of San Salvador , the country's capital .

Interactive map of San Francisco

Local time in San Francisco is now 10:53 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/El Salvador " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Soyapango, San Salvador, San Francisco, and Rosario Perico. While being here, you might want to check out Belmopan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in San Francisco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

San Bartolomé Perulapía, Fiesta Patronal 2010

7:38 min by Mi Pueblo y su Gente
Views: 5265 Rating: 5.00

Desfile del correo en las fiestas patronales de San Bartolomé Perulapía este 14 de agosto, acompañe a los pobladores de esta ciudad en esta fiesta, vea el programa a desarrollarse en nuestra página we ..

Cantón Las Flores, Tonacatepeque, El Salvador

6:54 min by tonaca01
Views: 3308 Rating: 5.00

Si usted vive en el Cantón Las Flores, Tonacatepeque, tiene la suerte de poder disfrutar su aire fresco, su permanente sonido de cantar de pájaros y su clima agradable, si vivió alli, añora su encanto ..


El Salvador, Central America

12:24 min by ElSalvadorTravels
Views: 3182 Rating: 4.43

www.travel-elsalvador.com El Salvador Central America Hotels Resorts Vacation Rentals and Real Estate "It's a Travel Gaia™ Site" ..

Gregorio Peligroso eats cat & dog

0:37 min by elmergracie
Views: 693 Rating: 0.00

In this week's episode of 'Danger Food', Gregorio Peligroso samples Salvadorian dog and cat meat. Yum! See more here: www.gregoriopeligroso.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cuscatlán Department

Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 square kilometres, it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 200,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835.

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Located at 13.84 -89.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cuscatlán Department, Departments of El Salvador, States and territories established in 1835

Geography of El Salvador

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 north-northeast. In the southeast, the Golfo de Fonseca separates it from Nicaragua. El Salvador is the smallest Central American country in area and is the only one without a coastline on the Caribbean sea.

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Located at 13.83 -88.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of El Salvador

1986 San Salvador earthquake

The 1986 San Salvador Earthquake struck El Salvador on October 10, 1986 at 17:49:24 UTC, causing considerable damage to the capital city, San Salvador, and surrounding areas, including neighbouring Honduras and Guatemala. Between 1,000 and 1,500 people are believed to have been killed, and over 10,000 people were injured. 200,000 people were left homeless after the earthquake and a week of minor aftershocks.

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Located at 13.83 -89.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1986 earthquakes, Earthquakes in El Salvador

Tonacatepeque

Tonacatepeque is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It has a population of 90,896 inhabitants according to the 2007 Census. This makes this municipality twelfth largest in terms of population in El Salvador.

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Located at 13.78 -89.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the San Salvador Department, Populated places in El Salvador

Cojutepeque

Cojutepeque is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its population is estimated at 70,000 people with about 85% living in the urban areas of the municipality. The Pan-American Highway connects Cojutepeque with San Salvador 33 km away. Its height is 850 meters above sea level; it enjoys a pleasant climate.

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Located at 13.72 -88.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Cuscatlán Department, Populated places in El Salvador