San Salvador is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador.

San Salvador is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. San Salvador is located in the Salvadoran highlands, surrounded by volcanoes and prone to earthquakes. San Salvador hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1935, 2002, and in 2023 and the Central American Games in 1977 and 1994, as well as the Miss Universe pageant in 1975 and in 2023.