CENTRAL AMERICAWORLD TOURISM

DESCRIPTION OF CENTRAL AMERICA

• Central America, a part of North America, is a tropical isthmus that connects North America to South America. It includes (7) countries and many small offshore islands.

• Overall, the land is fertile and rugged, and dominated through its heart by a string of volcanic mountain ranges that are punctuated by a few active and dangerous volcanos.

• Positioned in the planet's northern and western hemispheres the Central America isthmus is bordered in the northwest by the country of Mexico, and in the southeast by the country of Colombia. In addition, it's bordered by the Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean, and numerous bays, gulfs and inlets.

Area: 523,780 square kilometers

Population: 42,682,190

Languages: Spanish, English, Mayan languages, Garifuna, Kriol, and other languages of Mesoamerica

Religion: Christianity (95.6%)

FACT:

• Temperature and location greatly affect the physical geography of a region. All of Central America lies in a region commonly known as Tropical Zone. The Tropical Zone is the region that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The region is generally quite hot, and can be both rainy and dry. Unlike most places on Earth, in the Tropical Zone, the higher the elevation, the higher the temperature. 

GUATEMALA(LAND OF ETERNAL SPRING)

• Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is distinguished by its steep volcanoes, vast rainforests and ancient Mayan sites. The capital, Guatemala City, is home to the stately National Palace of Culture, institutions such as the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and the lively Zona Viva nightlife area. Antigua, west of the capital, contains cobblestone streets and preserved Spanish colonial buildings.

• Capital: Guatemala City• Currency: Guatemalan Quetzal• Official language: Spanish

GUATEMALA(LAND OF ETERNAL SPRING)

•President: Jimmy Morales

•Trivia/Fact:Violent crime is a serious

concern due to endemic poverty, an abundance of weapons, a legacy of societal violence, and weak law enforcement and judicial systems. Guatemala has one of the highest violent crime rates in Central America. The violent crime rate is considered “Critical” by the U.S. Department of State.

CULTURE OF GUATEMALA

•The culture of Guatemala reflects strong Mayan and Spanish influences and continues to be defined as a contrast between poor Mayan villagers in the rural highlands, and the urbanized and relatively wealthy mestizos population (known in Guatemala as ladinos) who occupy the cities and surrounding agricultural plains.•Religion

Roman Catholicism combined with the indigenous Maya religion to form the unique syncretic religion which prevailed throughout Guatemala and still does in the rural regions. Beginning from negligible roots prior to the 1960s, Protestant Pentecostalism has grown to become the predominant religion of Guatemala City and other urban centers and down to mid-sized towns.

MAIN GATEWAY - GUATEMALA

•Guatemala's main airport, La Aurora International Airport (GUA), is in Guatemala City.

•Airport Code: GUA

ANTIGUA

Antigua is a small city surrounded by volcanoes in southern Guatemala. It’s renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings, many of them restored following a 1773 earthquake that ended Antigua’s 200-year reign as Guatemala’s colonial capital.

TIKAL NATIONAL PARKTikal National Park encompasses 575 square

kilometres of jungle and thousands of ruined structures. The central part of the ancient city alone contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometres.

LAKE ATITLANLake Atitlán is a lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. It is in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. Atitlan means "at the water" in Nahuatl.

PACAYA VOLCANOPacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish invasion of Guatemala. Pacaya rises to an elevation of 2,552 metres.

CAHABON RIVER

The Río Cahabón (Cahabón River) is a 196-kilometre (122 mi) long river in eastern Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de las Minas range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz, running through Santa Cruz Verapaz Tactic Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, Semuc Champey and Santa María Cahabón below which it joins the smaller Polochic River.

HONDURAS

• Honduras is officially the Republic of Honduras is a republic in Central America. It has at times been referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became modern-day Belize. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

• Capital: Tegucigalpa• Currency: Honduran lempira• Official language: Spanish

HONDURAS

• President: Juan Orlando Hernández

•Trivia/Facts:Hondurans are also called

“Catrachos” because of general Florence Xatruch, who fought in Nicaragua against the American filibuster William Walker. “Catrachos” is a corruption of the name Xatruch. “Here come the Xatruches” they said in the beginning; within a time they said: “Here come the Catrachos”.

CULTURE OF HONDURAS

•The history and culture of Honduras started from the Mayan civilization around fifth century AD. Copán was once one of the most beautiful and important cities of the Maya civilization. Today, the ruins of Copán is one of the richest archaeological sites to be found in the entire American continent and is a major tourist attraction in Honduras. There are numerous stone monuments, structures, and pyramids, and is surrounded by the beautiful rain forest and neighboring mountains.

HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

• The people of Honduras celebrate their Independence Day on September 15th each year. The festivities start early in the morning with marching bands, dancers, and cheerleaders. Typical Honduran foods such as beans, tamales, baleadas, cassava with chicharron, and tortillas are offered. It is a day of great joy, and pride for their country

• Children's Day or Di a del Niño is celebrated on September 10th. On this day, children receive presents and have parties similar to Christmas or birthday celebrations.

• Since Catholicism is the dominant religion in Honduras, Holy week is an important occasion. From Palm Sunday to the crucifixion, Honduras honor and celebrate the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for them by re-enacting the events. People decorate the trail that Jesus will walk through with colorful sawdust designs to make the walk less painful for Him. 

MAIN GATEWAY - HONDURAS

•Toncontín International Airport or Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is the airport located 6 km (4 mi) from the centre of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.•Airport Code: TGU

ROATAN ISLANDRoatán is an island in the Caribbean, about 65

kilometres off the northern coast of Honduras. It is located between the islands of Útila and Guanaja, and is the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras.

RIO CANGREJAL

The Cangrejal River or Río Cangrejal is a river that drains several mountain tributaries and borders the rainforest of Pico Bonito National Park near La Ceiba, Honduras.

GUANAJA

Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands of Honduras and is in the Caribbean. The densely populated cay has been described as the Venice of Honduras because of the waterways that run through it.

COPANCopán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD.

LAGO DE YOJOALake Yojoa is the largest lake in Honduras with a surface area of 79 square kilometers and an average depth of 15 meters. At an altitude of 700 meters, it lies in a depression formed by volcanoes.

NICARAGUA(THE LAND OF LAKES & VOLCANOES)

• Nicaragua, set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is a Central American nation known for its dramatic terrain of lakes, volcanoes and beaches. Officially the Republic of Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus. Nicaragua's capital, Managua, is the country's largest city and the third-largest city in Central America. The multi-ethnic population of six million includes indigenous peoples, Europeans, Africans, and Asians. The main language is Spanish. Native tribes on the eastern coast speak their own languages.

Capital:  ManaguaCurrency: Nicaraguan CórdobaOfficial language:  Spanish

NICARAGUA

• President: Daniel Ortega

•Trivia/Facts:The name of the country is

derived from two words “Nicarao” and “Agua.” Nicarao is the name of the indigenous people that lived on the shores of Lake Nicaragua in the 15th century, prior to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Agua is the Spanish word for water, used due to the abundance of water in the country, such as the large lakes, Lago de Nicaragua (also known as Lake Cocibolca) and Lago de Managua (Lake Xolotlán).

CULTURE OF NICARAGUA

• The people of Nicaragua are mostly mestizos, and Spanish is invariably their first language. Nicaraguans mostly refer to themselves as Nicas, Nicoyas & Pinoleros.

• The rest of Nicaragua was colonized by Spain and has a similar culture to other Spanish-speaking American countries. The eastern half of the country, on the other hand, was once a British protectorate, and English spoken domestically along with Spanish and indigenous languages. Its culture is similar to that of former and present British colonies in the Caribbean, such as Jamaica, Belize, the Cayman Islands, etc.

MAIN GATEWAY – NICARAGUA

•Augusto C. Sandino International Airport or ACS is the main airport in Managua, Nicaragua. Named as Las Mercedes Airport in 1968 it was later renamed Augusto C. Sandino International Airport.P•Airport Code: MGA

GRANADA

Granada is a Nicaraguan city on the shores of Lake Nicaragua. It’s home to multiple Spanish colonial landmarks that have survived repeated pirate invasions. The city’s main plaza, Central Park, is dominated by the colorful, neoclassical facade of the Cathedral of Granada, originally dating to 1583. The Centro Cultural Convento San Francisco nearby is famed for its displays of pre-Columbian statues.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR

San Juan del Sur is a municipality and coastal town on the Pacific Ocean, in the Rivas department in southwest Nicaragua. It is located 140 kilometres south of Managua. 

MATAGALPAMatagalpa is the second most important city in Nicaragua and is known as the "Pearl of the North" and "Land of Eternal Spring."

OMETEPEOmetepe is an island formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua. Its name derives from the Nahuatl words ome and tepetl, meaning two mountains. It is the largest island in Lake Nicaragua.

CERO NEGROCerro Negro is an active volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in Nicaragua, about 10 km from the village of Malpaisillo. It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April 1850.

PANAMA(BRIDGE OF THE WORLD)Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The man-made Panama Canal cuts through its center, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route. In the capital, Panama City, modern skyscrapers, casinos and nightclubs contrast with colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district and the rainforest of Natural Metropolitan Park.

• Capital: Panama City• Currencies: United States Dollar, Panamanian balboa• Official language: Spanish

PANAMA

• President: Juan Carlos Varela

•Trivia/Facts:Panama is the only

place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.

CULTURE OF PANAMA

• Panamanian culture is a hybrid of African, Native Panamanian, and European culture - specifically Spanish. For example, the tamborito is a Spanish dance that was blended with Native American rhythms and dance moves. Dance is a symbol of the diverse cultures that have coupled in Panama. The local folklore can be experienced through a multitude of festivals, dances and traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation.

MAIN GATEWAY - PANAMA

•Tocumen International Airport. Tocumen International Airport is the international airport of Panama City, the capital of Panama.•Airport Code: PTY

PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal is an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.

COIBA

Coiba is the largest island in Central America, with an area of 503 km², off the Pacific coast of the Panamanian province of Veraguas. It is part of the Montijo District of that province.

• Panama City, Panama's capital, is a modern city framed by the Pacific Ocean and man-made Panama Canal. Casco Viejo, its cobblestoned center, contains colonial-era landmarks like the neoclassical Palacio Presidencial (aka Palacio de las Garzas) as well as bougainvillea-filled plazas lined with cafes and bars. From Miraflores Locks one can watch ships pass through the city's famed canal, linking the Atlantic and Pacific.

PEARL ISLAND

The Pearl Islands are a group of 200 or more islands and islets lying about 30 miles off the Pacific coast of Panama in the Gulf of Panama.

• Bastimentos Island is an island with eponymous town, and corregimiento located in the Bocas del Toro District and archipelage of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The island is about 62 square kilometres, one of the largest in Panama.

ISLA TABOGA

Taboga Island, also known as the "Island of Flowers", is a volcanic island in the Gulf of Panama. It is a tourist destination, about 20 km from Panama City, Panama.

• The Chagres National Park is located between the Province of Panama and Colon, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129,000 hectares. 

AMADOR CAUSEWAYAmador Causeway, a narrow land bridge that connects four islands by the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. The Causeway was created using rock extracted during the excavations of the canal.

BELIZE(BRITISH HONDURAS)• Belize is a nation on the eastern coast of Central

America, with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west. It's known for its beaches, eco-lodges, scuba diving and sport fishing. Offshore, the massive Belize Barrier Reef, dotted with hundreds of cayes, hosts rich marine life. Belize’s jungle areas are rich with Mayan ruins.

• Capital: Belmopan• Currency: Belize dollar• Official language: English

BELIZE

• President: Dean Oliver

Barrow•Trivia/Facts:

Belize has the only Jaguar reserve in the world, otherwise known as Cockscomb Basin Wildlife sanctuary.

CULTURE OF BELIZE

• The Belizean culture is a mix of influences and people from Kriol, Maya, Garinagu (also known as Garifuna), Mestizo (a mixture of Spanish and Native Americans), Mennonites who are of German descent, with a blend of many other cultures from Chinese to Lebanese. It is a unique blend that emerged through the country's long and occasionally violent history.

MAIN GATEWAY - BELIZE

•BELIZE main airport is derived from the name of Belize politician Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson.•Airport Code: BZE

San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to 2015 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 16,444. It is the second largest town in the Belize District and largest in the Belize Rural South constituency. The once sleepy fishing village was granted the status of a town in 1984 and was sometimes said to be the inspiration for the song "La Isla Bonita", written by Madonna, Patrick Leonard and Bruce Gaitsch. San Pedro's inhabitants are known as San Pedranos. Most speak both Spanish and English fluently. Due to the influence of Kriol, most San Pedranos can speak it, as well as an intermediate form that is known as "Kitchen Spanish".

CAYE CAULKERCaye Caulker is a small Caribbean island off the coast of Belize. It’s divided by a narrow channel called the Split, where there’s a bar and a sandy beach. To the south is the island’s only settlement, known as Caye Caulker Village. The north of the island is home to dense mangrove forest and diverse birdlife, protected by a forest reserve. The Caye Caulker Marine Reserve has dive sites on the Belize Barrier Reef.

San Ignacio and Santa Elena are towns in western Belize. San Ignacio serves as the cultural-economic hub of Cayo District. It got its start from Mahogany and chicle production during British colonialism. Over time it attracted people from the surrounding areas, which led to the diverse population of the town today. San Ignacio is the largest settlement in Cayo District and the second largest in the country, after Belize City. The area around San Ignacio is one of the most popular parts of the country for tourism. Nearby attractions include the ancient Maya ruins of Caracol, Xunantunich, Cahal Pech, and El Pilar, the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve, and the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. Barton Creek Cave is another attraction that is popular among tourists interested in cave tubing.CARACOL

Caracol is the name given to a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize.

Ambergris Caye, Belize's largest island, is known for its Caribbean beaches, water sports and scuba diving. Off the eastern shore, the Belize Barrier Reef features famed snorkeling and dive sites like the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, with an abundance of sea life, and the 124m-deep Great Blue Hole. The town of San Pedro is the island's gateway and a center for sailing and reef exploration.

COCKSCOMB BASIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in the Stann Creek District of south-central Belize. It was established to protect the forests, fauna and watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) area of the eastern slopes of the Maya Mountains. The reserve was founded in 1990 as the first wilderness sanctuary for the Jaguar (Panthera onca) and is regarded as a premier site for Jaguar preservation in the world.

• The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters offshore in the north and 40 kilometers in the south within the country limits.

AMBERGRIS CAYE

Ambergris Caye, Belize's largest island, is known for its Caribbean beaches, water sports and scuba diving. Off the eastern shore, the Belize Barrier Reef features famed snorkeling and dive sites like the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, with an abundance of sea life, and the 124m-deep Great Blue Hole. The town of San Pedro is the island's gateway and a center for sailing and reef exploration.

• San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to 2015 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 16,444.

BELIZE BARRIER REEFThe Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs

straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters offshore in the north and 40 kilometers in the south within the country limits.

COSTA RICA

Costa Rica officially The Republic of Costa Rica is a rugged, rain forested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Though its capital, San Jose, is home to cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes and immense biodiversity. Roughly a quarter of its area is made up of protected jungle, rich with wildlife including spider monkeys and quetzal birds.

Capital: San JoséCurrency: Costa Rican ColónOfficial language: Spanish

COSTA RICA

• President: Luis Guillermo Solís

•Trivia/Facts:For most of Costa Rica, the dry

season runs from December through April. During these months, the Pacific coast and most of the Central Valley receive little rain, or the odd afternoon shower. May through mid-November is considered the rainy season, when days are marked by sunny mornings and late afternoon thunderstorms. The Caribbean coast, Monteverde and Arenal areas are exceptions to this rule, and have no distinct dry season. -

CULTURE OF COSTA RICA

• Costa Rican culture has been heavily influenced by Spanish culture ever since the Spanish colonization of the Americas including the territory which today forms Costa Rica. Parts of the country have other strong cultural influences, including the Caribbean province of Limón and the Cordillera de Talamanca which are influenced by Jamaican immigrants and indigenous native people, respectively.

MAIN GATEWAY – COSTA RICA•There are currently two international airports in Costa Rica. The largest, Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO) in Alajuela, is located within the Central Valley region north of San Jose. The other airport, Daniel Oduber Airport (LIR) in Liberia, facilitates access to destinations in the northwestern Guanacaste region.•Airport Code: SJO, LIR

MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST RESERVE

The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces.

Tortuguero National Park is a National Park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica. It is situated within the Tortuguero Conservation Area of the northeastern part of the country.[1] Despite its remote location, it is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica, reached only by airplane or boat.[2] The park has a large variety of biological diversity due to the existence within the reserve of eleven different habitats, including rainforest, mangrove forests, swamps, beaches, and lagoons. Located in a tropical climate, it is very humid, and receives up to 250 inches (6,400 mm) of rain a year. MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK

Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, encompasses rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. It’s renowned for its vast diversity of tropical plants and wildlife, from three-toed sloths and endangered white-faced capuchin monkeys to hundreds of bird species. The park’s roughly 680 hectares are crossed with hiking trails, which meander from the coast up into the mountains.

SAN JOSESan Jose, Costa Rica’s capital, sits in the Central Valley region with the Talamanca Mountains to the south and volcanoes to the north. The city is distinguished by its Spanish colonial buildings, like the ornate, neoclassical National Theatre of Costa Rica overlooking downtown’s Plaza de la Cultura, a popular gathering spot. Below the plaza, the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum displays hundreds of gleaming artifacts.

Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, encompasses rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. It’s renowned for its vast diversity of tropical plants and wildlife, from three-toed sloths and endangered white-faced capuchin monkeys to hundreds of bird species. The park’s roughly 680 hectares are crossed with hiking trails, which meander from the coast up into the mountains.

TAMARINDO

Tamarindo is a town and distrito located on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the Province of Guanacaste. The district has a population of 6,869, although the town itself is about 500.

La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands.

ARENAL VOLCANO

Arenal Volcano, in Spanish Volcán Arenal, is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna.

EL SALVADOR

• El Salvador is a tiny Central American nation known for its Pacific Ocean beaches, surfing and mountainous landscape. Its Ruta de Las Flores is a winding journey past flowering coffee farms, rainforest zip-line sites and towns like Juayúa, with its weekend food festival, and Ataco, home to vivid murals. The capital, San Salvador, with a dramatic backdrop of volcanoes, has vibrant nightlife and arts scenes.

• Capital: San Salvador• Official language: Spanish

EL SALVADOR

• President: Salvador Sánchez Cerén

•Trivia/Facts:Various indigenous groups

such as the Mayas and the Lencas inhabited El Salvador’s territory during pre-Columbian times.  However, the country was “conquered” when the Spaniards took control of the Kingdom of Cuzcatlan inhabited by the Pipiles (a group descending from the Aztecs).

CULTURE OF EL SALVADOR

• The culture of El Salvador is similar to other countries in Latin America, and more specifically to other countries in Central America. The European influences are emphasized in the architecture of the colonial churches, museums and theaters throughout most of El Salvador. In addition, contemporary life in its cities has become similar to that of the rest of Latin America.

MAIN GATEWAY – EL SALVADOR•Panoramic view of terminal and jet bridges of the International Airport of El Salvador (SAL), also known as Comalapa Airport, El Salvador.•Airport Code: SAL

• San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador and of San Salvador Department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. San Salvador has been the host city for various regional and international sporting, political, and social events. It hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1935 and 2002, and the Central American Games in 1977 and 1994, as well as the Miss Universe 1975 pageant. San Salvador was also the host city of the 18th Ibero-American Summit, held October 29–31, 2008, the most important sociopolitical event in the Spanish and Portuguese sphere.

SAN SALVADORSan Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador and

of San Salvador Department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center.

• Coatepeque De Coatepeque (Nahuatl cōātepēc, "at the snake hill") is a volcanic caldera in El Salvador in Central America. The caldera was formed during a series of major rhyolitic explosive eruptions between about 72,000 and 57,000 years ago. Since then, basaltic cinder cones and lava flows formed near the west edge of the caldera, and six rhyodacitic lava domes have formed. The youngest dome, Cerro Pacho, formed after 8000 BC.

RUTA DE LAS FLORES

It's a searingly beautiful series of villages, each with a mix of colonial architecture in indigenous tones.

TOP DESTINATION IN EL SALVADOR– ILOBASCO

• Ilobasco is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. It is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of the capital, San Salvador.

• This town is known country wide (and internationally) for its clay (other materials also used) craftsmanship or pottery. The clay is extracted and prepared locally. The clay work includes the "miniatures", which are small representations of daily scenes as lived by Salvadorans, no bigger than 2 inches tall. The Town is also home for second division soccer team El Roble. One version of the miniatures are the "surprises", which are basically a scene covered with another piece of clay shaped and painted in the form of a fruit, an egg, a house or other things. The cover can be removed and then the scene can be seen.

El Imposible National Park is a tropical forest and a national park in El Salvador. It was established on 1 January 1989 and covers an area of 38.20 square kilometres. It literally means, "national park The Impossible" in English.

• El Imposible National Park is a tropical forest and a national park in El Salvador. It was established on 1 January 1989 and covers an area of 38.20 square kilometers. It literally means, "Impossible national park" in English.

PUNTA ROCA

Punta Roca is a classic when visiting the Salvadoran coast. It is located in Playa El Cocal, Department of La Libertad. This site offers a variety of dining options including seafood and steaks in a tropical and family oriented environment, right on the beach. Recently, Punta Roca opened several luxurious bungalows, built with a combination of traditional and modern architecture that blends perfectly with the well-kept gardens.

• Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills a scenic 8 by 11 km volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments.

MONUMENTO AL DIVINO SALVADOR DEL

MUNDO

Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo (English: Monument to the Divine Savior of the World) is a monument located on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza) in San Salvador City, El Salvador. It consists of a statue of Jesus Christ standing on top of a global sphere of planet earth, placed on top of the tall four-sided concrete base pedestal. It is a landmark located in the country's capital San Salvador. It is a symbol that identifies and represents both El Salvador and Salvadorans throughout the world.

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