El+Salvador

This section of the Gray Squirrel's webpage is dedicated to displaying a wisp of the culture of El Salvador! For textbook information, refer to pages 151 and 159 of Navegando 2. El Salvador is a Spanish-speaking country in South America next to Honduras and Guatemala! (Note the map below)
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There are many interesting facts that everyone in the whole world should know about El Salvador. It is important to know that the capital of El Salvador is San Salvador, which is the largest city in the country, with over 500,000 people!

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Also, El Salvador is in a very volcanically active area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, with over twenty active volcanoes within its borders. Another interesting fact about our (second) favorite country, El Salvador, is that there are two seasons, a 'wet' and a 'dry' season, as El Salvador has a tropical climate. Variations in the climate of El Salvador occur with elevation above sea level. So, the lowlands are hot, and the higher above sea level one gets, the cooler the average temperature.
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Source: [] || Most people in El Salvador are Roman Catholic. This religion is typical of a Spanish-speaking country. Below is Pope Benedict XVI, the most recent Papal leader of the Catholic church.

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Food is another important part of the culture of El Salvador. Perhaps one of the most consumed food items is Casamiento, a mixture of beans and rice. Another staple food is a loaf of corn meal, stuffed with cheese, rice, and fats, called pupusas. (Pictured Below) An interesting food that is very popular is Iguana Soup, which obviously includes iguana. Iguanas are specifically raised for this purpose.


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Below is a video highlighting many of the historically significant places in El Salvador's capital city, San Salvador. San Salvador is a very large city and is the second most populated city in Central America. San Salvador was founded April 1, 1525, yet the current location is not the original city, as it was moved more than once. Perhaps some reasons tourists tend to stay away from San Salvador is its high crime rate, large amount of natural disasters, and the high amount of pollution, not only in the air, but in the waterways as well. Source: [] || || Source:
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 * Below is a picture of the capital city of El Salvador, San Salvador.

Recently, in El Salvador, conservative government was ended as a former CNN Reporter was elected president! The new elected leader, Mauricio Funes, has promised to turn the country around, as food and fuel are becoming progressively more expensive and drug related gangs seem to be taking over the country. Funes has, as a news reporter, seen up front the current events that have ravaged his country, such as the extensive civil war that ended little more than a decade ago. In the future, Funes will attempt to keep relations with the United States positive and keep the US Dollar as El Salvador's official currency. Below is the new leader, Mauricio Funes, who, despite his pictoral representation, is not salsa dancing. Source: [] Source: Funston, James and Alejandro Bonilla. Navegando 2. EMC Paradigm Publishing. Saint Paul: Minnesota. 2005.
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