El Salvador operates on Central Standard Time (CST), which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6). El Salvador does not observe daylight saving time, so the time remains consistent throughout the year.
All of El Salvador follows the same timezone. The capital San Salvador, along with Santa Ana, San Miguel, and all 14 departments, observe Central Standard Time. El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America.
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021. The country is known as "The Land of Volcanoes" with over 20 volcanoes, including the iconic Santa Ana and Izalco. El Salvador is the only Central American country without a Caribbean coastline.