aco ▁is ▁still ▁commonly ▁used ▁and ▁isn ' t ▁considered ▁off ensive . ▁It ' s ▁used ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁Sal vi ▁is ▁used ▁among ▁Salvador an ▁Americans , ▁it ' s ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ende ar ment ▁among ▁Salvador ans ▁especially ▁those ▁within ▁El ▁Salvador ▁itself . ▁ ▁National ▁Symbol s ▁ ▁Native ▁Hom eland ▁ ▁Salvador ans ▁inhab it ▁the ▁l ush ▁Central ▁American ▁nation ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁giant ▁is th mus ▁of ▁Central ▁America . ▁The ▁surface ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁features ▁tropical ▁forest , ▁j ung les , ▁mountains , ▁vol cano es , ▁pla ins ▁( s av anna ), ▁rivers , ▁l ago ons , ▁la kes , ▁cal der as ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁for ests ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁contain ▁a ▁wide ▁divers ity ▁of ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁a ▁home ▁to ▁e cos ystem s , ▁bi om es , ▁living , ▁non l iving ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁diverse ▁species . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁non l iving ▁resources , ▁El ▁Salvador ▁contains ▁rich ▁vol can ic ▁soil , ▁fert ile ▁earth ▁that ▁gives ▁life ▁to ▁l ush ▁veget ation . ▁Native ▁veget ation ▁such ▁as ▁Yu cca ▁gig ante a , ▁Cass ava , ▁Fern ald ia ▁p and ur ata ▁and ▁C rot al aria ▁long iro str ata ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁Salvador an