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Salvador
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Salvador is located on a peninsula which shields the large Baía de Todos os Santos ("Bay of All Saints") from the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the third largest in Brazil, sprawling for dozens of kilometers inland from the coast. Most visitors head for the coastal neighborhoods that cluster around where the bay meets the ocean.
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The Historic Centre of Salvador was designated in 1985 a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city represents a fine example of 16th century urbanism with its higher administrative town and its lower commercial town, and a large portion of the city has retained the old character of its streets and colourful houses.
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Monday, September 24, they visited the beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador in a helicopter provided by the Air Force, accompanied by Tourism Minister Ruben Rochi. They took a ride on Lake Ilopango, and then flew over the coastal region, touching down at a semi-virgin beach in the vicinity of Jiquilisco Bay, in the state of Usulutan.
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In cooperation with the Stewardship, the RCD has been working on the development of a hydrologic computer model of Salvador Creek. The computer model is helping to address flooding concerns and long-term restoration solutions. The model simulates how certain modifications to the creek and the surrounding landscape could reduce the likelihood of flooding and property damage if implemented. The group has discussed various channel improvement and restoration options that the RCD has been able to model and will continue to model.
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Salvador cab drivers must be competing with those in Rio for spots on Formula 1 racing teams. They will certainly get you where you're going quicker than the bus! However, as buses stop running after midnight, do be prepared to haggle quite a bit with taxistas who refuse to use the meter, especially if you've decided to explore far from your bed. Executive taxis (white and blue) don't have meters, and the prices is on a table, it's more expensive than city taxis, but are more comfortable, they are in stops in the main shopping malls, the airport, bus station, ferry-boat station and big hotels.
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Salvador has a typical tropical climate, with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity all throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by a near absence of extreme temperatures and pleasant trade winds blowing from the ocean. March is the warmest month, with mean maxima of 30EC (86EF) and minima of 24EC (75EF); July experiences the coolest temperatures, with means of 26EC (79EF) and 21EC (70EF). The absolute maximum and minimum are respectively 38EC (100EF) and 12EC (54EF). Unlike in the area further inland (known as the Sertão), rainfall in Salvador is quite abundant, with a total yearly average of 201cm (83 ), being heaviest in May at 33cm (12.8 ) and generally tapering off until reaching a nadir of 11cm (4.4 ) in January. Tropical cyclones and tornadoes are unknown in the area.
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