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San Salvador

13º40N 89º18W, pop (2000e) 591 300. Capital city of El Salvador, on the R Acelhuate; altitude, 680 m/2230 ft; founded, 1525; destroyed by earthquake, 1854; capital, 1839; railway; food processing, textiles, commerce; cathedral; International Industrial Fair (Nov, every two years).

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San Marcos is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.

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