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Arrival and information
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All
buses
coming from San Salvador or points east and south of San Miguel arrive at the well-ordered main terminal on 6a C Ote and 8a-10a Av Nte, four blocks (or ten minutes' walk) east of the centre. The
Telecom
is on the corner of Parque GuzmA?n next to the AlcaldAa, whilst the
post office
is on 4a Av Sur at 3a C Ote, south from the cathedral.
Banks
, including BanCo, Banco CuscatlA?n and Banco SalvadoreA±o (which gives Visa cash advances), cluster around the west side of the Parque and along 4a C Oriente. For shopping, there's a new
Metrocentro
on the Interamericana (also called Av Roosevelt) at the edge of town, also with banks, supermarkets, restaurants and a cinema; any bus heading south down Av Roosevelt will drop you outside. There's a Super Selectos supermarket on Av Roosevelt at 11a C Pte, and a Dispensa Familiar supermarket in town on Av Gerrardo Barrios at C Chaparrastique.
Internet
access is available at the Euro Cyber CafA©, part of the AcademAa Europea at Av Roosevelt 300 Sur (US$2 per hour) and the Academia Interamericana de TecnologAa on 2a Av Nte near the cathedral (US$2.50 per hour). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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El Salvador,
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