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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in El Salvador. Volcanoes. Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Apaneca Range: 2036: 6680
The Salvadoran Civil War (Spanish: guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve-year period of civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups backed by the Cuban regime of Fidel Castro as well as the Soviet Union. [4]
2005. A satellite image of the volcano. The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large stratovolcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. At 2,381 metres (7,812 ft) above sea level, it is the highest volcano in the country. It is located immediately west of Coatepeque Caldera.
El Boquerón National Park. The San Salvador Volcano (also known as Quezaltepeque or El Boquerón) is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of San Salvador. The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. San Salvador is adjacent to the volcano and the western section of the city actually lies ...
El Salvador's population was 6,314,167 in 2021, 162 163 compared to 2,200,000 in 1950. In 2010 the percentage of the population below the age of 15 was 32.1%, 61% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 6.9% were 65 years or older. 164 The capital city of San Salvador has a population of about 2.1 million people.
Izalco. Izalco is an active stratovolcano [2] on the side of the Santa Ana Volcano, which is located in western El Salvador. It is situated on the southern flank of the Santa Ana volcano. Izalco erupted almost continuously from 1770 (when it formed) to 1958 [3] earning it the nickname of "Lighthouse of the Pacific", and experienced a flank ...
Filibuster War (1856–1857) Costa Rica Nicaragua Mosquitia Guatemala Honduras El Salvador United States United Kingdom (naval support) Filibusters. Victory. William Walker 's army is defeated and he is arrested by the American Navy. War of 1863 (1863) El Salvador Honduras. Guatemala Salvadoran Deserters.
1,109 wounded. 64+ civilians killed. The final offensive of 1989 (Spanish: ofensiva final de 1989), also known as the ofensiva hasta el tope ("to-the-top offensive"), was the major engagement of the Salvadoran Civil War. The battle, fought between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Farabundo Martí para la ...