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Acajutla
(Encyclopedia) AcajutlaAcajutlaäkäh&oomacr;tˈlä [key], town (1993 17,233), SW El Salvador, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a coffee and fishing port, a railroad terminus, and a resort. Sugar is an…Usulután
(Encyclopedia) UsulutánUsulután&oomacr;s&oomacr;l&oomacr;tänˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 38,138), S El Salvador. Near the volcano of the same name, the city is the commercial center of an…Cojutepeque
(Encyclopedia) Cojutepeque Cojutepeque kōh&oomacr;tāpāˈkā [key], city, capital of Cuscatlán dept., central El…Bahia, state, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Bahia Bahia bäēˈyə [key], state, 216,612 sq mi (559,921 sq km), E Brazil, on the Atlantic…Ahuachapán
(Encyclopedia) Ahuachapán Ahuachapán äwä chä pänˈ [key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an…Allende Gossens, Salvador
(Encyclopedia) Allende Gossens, SalvadorAllende Gossens, Salvadorsälväᵺōrˈ äyānˈdā gōˈsāns [key], 1908–73, president of Chile (1970–73). A physician, he helped found the Chilean Socialist party in…Villaviciosa
(Encyclopedia) VillaviciosaVillaviciosavēˌlyävēthēōˈsä [key], town (1990 pop. 15,389), Oviedo prov., NW Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. It is a fishing port and tourism center with cider…San Salvador, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia) San Salvador, island of the Bahamas, West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it…Izalco
(Encyclopedia) IzalcoIzalcoēsälˈkō [key], volcano, 7,828 ft (2,386 m) high, W El Salvador. It was sometimes called the Lighthouse of the Pacific because it was visible to 19th-century navigators off…Trending
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