Satellite images of El Salvador shows the town to be shaped like a Roman helmet.

The truth is that this legend is nothing but a myth.

Photo credit: Google/GeoEye, taken Feb. 11, 2010.

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The aerodrome of El Salvador.Photo credit

Sources:Wikipedia/Codelco.com/Angela Vergara

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