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Arrival
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Though initially daunting, San Salvador's
layout
is easily grasped with the aid of a map. The city's central intersection is at the northwest corner of the Catedral Metropolitana, at the junction of the city's main
avenida
(called Avenida EspaAħa to the north of the cathedral, and Avenida CuscatlA?n to the south) and main
calle
(called Calle Delgado to the east and Calle Arce to the west). The heart of the capital,
El Centro
- increasingly referred to as the
Centro HistA?rico
- is centred on a point just north of the Catedral Metropolitana and encompasses several important buildings and churches, along with the city's major markets. Northwest of here, just outside El Centro, is the
Centro de Gobierno
, while to the east of El Centro is the major
Terminal de Oriente
bus station.
The business and residential districts
west and northwest
of El Centro are linked by the
Alameda F. D. Roosevelt
, which runs due west of El Centro to
Plaza de las AmAİricas
, before changing its name to
Paseo General EscalA?n
, where it's fringed by quiet, wealthy residential districts. Many of the foreign embassies are located at the far end of the Paseo, as are a number of luxury hotels, banks and restaurants. The major
49a Avenida
crosses the Alameda 600m east of the Plaza de las AmAİricas, then changes its name to
Boulevard de los HAİroes
as it runs northeast, where it's lined with restaurants, bars and nightclubs and two major shopping malls. To the
southwest
of El Centro are further business and residential areas and the second major bus station,
Terminal de Occidente
. The
Carretera Interamericana
branches out southwest through the city; to the north of this lies the
Zona Rosa
, a suburb of secluded houses, upmarket restaurants and nightclubs. Other useful information
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El Salvador,
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