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El Salvador

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El Salvador

By Frederick & Adrian

A country of culture.

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Where?

El Salvador

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Culture

Cuisine, Art, Community, and Sports

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Basic Culture

  • Primary Language is Spanish
    • Nahuat is also spoken in some communities
  • Capital is San Salvador
  • The most compact country in Central America.
    • Has a population of just over 6,000,000 people
  • Salvadorans are known as “guanacos.”

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Conversation

“¡Hola! Qué tal?”

“Muy Bien, tú?”

“Yo soy bien, Yo soy Adrián. Yo soy de San Salvador, El Salvador, tengo quince años”

“¿Después de la escuela, qué hacer?

“Yo navegar la red y yo voy televisión”

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“El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans... I have heard a single voice.” -Dan Quayle

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Fútbol

El Salvador is the home to one of the largest football stadiums in the world.

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El Salvador’s Fútbol Team

This is El Salvador facing the United States Soccer team.

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Cuisine

  • Pupusa
  • Empanadas
  • Tamales
  • Sopa de Pata

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Geography

What is the land of El Salvador like?

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Tectonics

Volcanoes

El Salvador has 23 active volcanoes. The San Miguel (locally known as the Chaparrastique) volcano is one of the most active ones. It has had 26 eruptions in the last 500 years.

Earthquakes

“El Salvador is known as ‘The Valley of Hammocks’ or ‘El Valle de las Hamacas’ in Spanish because of the high frequency of earthquakes in the country.”

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Beaches

  • Beaches are similar to the ones in Costa Rica.
    • Doesn’t have big hotels, condos, and resorts.

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Tourist Site

Joya de Cerén is El Salvador’s version of Pompeii. It is a farming community that was preserved under layers of volcanic ash. It was buried in ash around AD 600. It is an interesting site to see in El Salvador.

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Economy

How El Salvador makes their money.

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Exports

  • Coffee
  • Sugar
  • Shrimp
  • Textiles
  • Chemicals
  • Electricity

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Industry

  • Food Processing
  • Beverages
  • Petroleum
  • Chemicals

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Agriculture

  • Coffee
  • Sugar
  • Corn
  • Rice
  • Shrimp
  • Beef

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History

Brief History and Holidays in El Salvador

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Conflict

  • On Sept. 15, 1821, El Salvador declares independence from Spain
  • In 1969, the “Football War” took place. Honduran landowners deported thousands of Salvadorans
    • This lead to the invasion of Honduras.
    • It was named due to the Fútbol game that took place between the two countries around the same time.

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Interesting Facts

  • They use the US Dollar
  • El Salvador was inhabited by Paleo-Indian people as early as 10,000 years ago, and their paintings can still be seen in caves.
  • In 1983, Pope John Paul II visited El Salvador. More than 50% of El Salvadorans are Catholics.
  • The flag of El Salvador was officially made in 1910. The Blue stripes of the flag symbolize unity, and the white stripes symbolize peace.

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Why You Should Visit (Recap)

  • Learn their culture
  • Food/ Fresh Seafood
  • Soccer
  • Scenery
  • Beaches
  • Tourist Sites
  • Hiking

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Test Questions

  • How many active volcanoes dot the map of El Salvador?

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  • What language, other than Spanish, is spoken in some El Salvadorian Communities?

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Thanks!

Any questions?

Feel free to ask!