El Salvador
By Cody Otto
National Anthem
El Salvador National Anthem Vocal
Area
The area of El Salvador is 8,008 square miles, which is about the size of Massachusetts
Landing in El Salvador (Comalapa Airport)
San Salvador
El Salvador's capital is San Salvador
San Salvador City at Night 2011 - El Salvador
Terrain
There are three distinct regions in El Salvador: Souther Coastal Belt, Central valleys and plateaus and the Northern mountains
El Salvador Terrain
Climate
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall just like ours, tropical, wet and dry seasons
Climate change in El Salvador
Population
The population in El Salvador is about 7.2 Million
Excerpt from the documentary El Salvador: I Want My People To Live (El Turno Del Ofendido)
Ethnic Groups
The main ethnic groups are Mestizo(90%), Caucasian(9%), and indigenous(1%)
El Salvador Folk Dance - South America Latino Festival ,Federation Square
Language
The main language of El Salvador is Spanish
Speaking Salvadoran
Major Industries
Textiles and apparel, medicines, food and beverage processing, clothing, chemical products, petroleum products, electronics and call centers
San Salvador, an Industrial and Comercial Central American City
Agriculture
Coffee, sugar, livestock, corn, poultry and sorghum (cereal crop-animal feed)
Organic Farming in El Salvador with a Peace Corps Agriculture Volunteer
Currency
Us dollars and Salvadoran colon
Traveling El Salvador - Currency
Major Religions
Roman Catholic
El Salvador Impressive - Gray Line El Salvador .wmv
Historical Facts
Pipil Indians migrated there in the 11th century
Pedro de Alvaradora liutenent of Cortes's, conquered El Salvador
El Salvador, San Salvador famous places
Government
They have a republic government
El Salvador War Documentaries
Famous Actor
Mauricio Merino
MAURICIO MERINO.
Famous Singer
Alvara Torres
Brand and Alexandra torres
Famous Athlete
Carlos Hernandez
Carlos Hernandez 7'3" High Jump
President
Mauricio Funes
Talk to Jazeera - Mauricio Funes
Flag
The blue and white stripes in the flag are based on importance of anil exports, they have two versions of there flag.
El Salvador Flag Raising at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan
Joya de Ceren
Archaeological site in La Liberated Department
El Salvador Volcanic Ruins Joya de Ceren - Jim Rogers
Surfing
They have surf trips with guided surf tours and is one of the best places in the world to surf
GoPro: Taylor Steele Presents Mikala Jones
Soccer War
El Salvador went to war with Honduras over a soccer game
El Salvador-Honduras 1969 Football War
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is surronded by green peaks with the slpe of Volcan Santa Ana rising to the southwest, it is a great city to relax in and see the classiest Parque Central around
San Miguel
San Miguel has a very popular graveyard vineyard and a Mission San Miguel Arcangel is a very popular visit because of its rich heritage.
Claudia Lars
At the age of 20 she published her first poetry book and over the years is one of the most respected poets in Latin America.