San Salvador Attractions

 
Located on the east side of the Bahamas Islands, San Salvador has an area of 68sq.mi/175sq.km. Comprised of inland lakes and a few hills, San Salvador is mainly flat, boasting miles of beaches, thick vegetation and underwater canyons.

Visitors will want to swim, dive, sail, boat and fish in the surrounding waters and reefs, and other attractions include monuments commemorating Columbus and the New World and San Salvador Museums. Tennis and biking are also popular on San Salvador.

San Salvador is known to be Christopher Columbus' first stop in the New World, however the tradition is disputed.

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