Tallest buildings in El Salvador and Central America
Three skyscrapers completed in 2009 and 2010 give San Salvador the bulk of the tallest buildings in Central America (excluding Panama). The tallest is the new Pedregal Tower apartment building in the Multiplaza development. The 100 meter tall building features 28 floors of luxury apartments.
This chart from Wikipedia lists the other skyscrapers of Central America:
Place | Name | City | Country | N° Floors | Height | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torre El Pedregal | San Salvador |  El Salvador | 28 | 110.3 m 1 | 2010 |
| 2 | Torre Premier Club | Guatemala City |  Guatemala | 31 | 101 m | 1999 |
| 3 | Torre Futura | San Salvador | El Salvador | 19 | 99 m | 2009 |
| 4 | Terra Alta | San Salvador | El Salvador | 20 | 98 m | 2009 |
| 5 | Guatemala City Marriott | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 24 | 85 m | ¿? |
| 6 | Torre Citi | San Salvador | El Salvador | 19 | 79 m | 1989 |
| 7 | 105 Campestre Torre I | San Salvador | El Salvador | 24 | 79 m | 2008 |
| 8 | Marques del Valle | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 25 | 78 m | 2006 |
| 9 | Gran Tikal Futura | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 20 | 75 m | ¿? |
| 10 | Torre Sky | Tegucigalpa |  Honduras | 25 | 75 m | 2008 |
Comments
When it gets amusing is when you see the floorplan. It's got all the llittle details that make it quintessentially Salvadorean. It looks exactly like the floorplan of an aspiring upper middle-class casa, lifted to the sky.
Vestibule in a country with no legitimate need for coathangers, etc? Check.
Living room separate from the TV room? (Even today, it remains uncouth to put a TV in the sala, and may God bless us Salvadoreans for it) Check.
Bathtub and separate shower stall, even though the bathtub will go unused by 99% of families for cultural reasons? Oh yeah, check.
No shared bathrooms whatsoever in any configuration, not even for the kid's room nor visitors? Even in the U.S. and Europe, you only find this in better-to-do places. Check.
And naturally, the-you-know-where-you-are servant's quarters, including quite of course their separate entrance —though many owners are sure to want to keep the key to that second door to themselves.
By the way, the 3 bedroom's quarters is designed for [i]two[/i] maids, whereas the 2 bedroom's quarters is for just one. One can't really be expected to do chores, right?
;-p