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The Carnival of San Miguel<br />
By: Gerson Emmanuel Chavez.<br />
San Miguel City is the capital of the department of San Miguel, located in the eastern<br />
part of the country, is only 138 km to San Salvador. San Miguel City has an<br />
extension of 593, 98 km² and was founded as a city in 1586. San Miguel City is the<br />
most popular cities in El Salvador after Santa Ana, and it’s the third most important<br />
Salvadorian city.<br />
San Miguel City has so many and historical infrastructures; one the most known is<br />
the Cathedral of "Nuestra Señora de la Paz", its construction began in 1862 and was<br />
finished a century later, in 1962. Francisco Gavidia Theater is also another<br />
representative build of San Miguel<br />
City. Parque Guzman and Palacio<br />
Municipal also.<br />
But there is a reason because San<br />
Miguel City is well-known and is<br />
visited for many national and<br />
international tourists, and its most<br />
famous celebration is “El Carnaval de<br />
San Miguel”. This event became to<br />
San Miguel year by year as an<br />
important city in our country,<br />
promoting the tourism to El<br />
Salvador.<br />
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