Overview of El Salvador: History

The civilization of El Salvador dates from the pre-Columbian time, around 1500 B.C, according to evidence provided by the ancient structures of Tazumal in Chalchuapa. The Spanish Admiral Andrés Niño lead an expedition to Central America and disembarked on the Island Meanguera, located in the Gulf of Fonseca, on May 31st, 1522. Read More »

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Overview of El Salvador: History is based on El Salvador by Ryan Holliday, D. Guillaime, Bill Ellett, Globe-trotter, Abi, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.