EL SALVADOR

Autum Morings

Currency
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic
CAPITAL: San Salvador
POPULATION: 6,071,774
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, Nahua
MONEY: U.S. dollar
AREA: 8,123 square miles (21,041 square kilometers)

PEOPLE & CULTURE

About half of all Salvadorans live in the countryside. They are poor and dont have
electricity or running water in their homes.
Most of the wealthy families live in San Salvador in houses and apartments.
The government offers free education to children up to the ninth grade, but many
families cannot afford the cost of supplies and transportation.
About three million Salvadorans live in the United States and send money home
to El Salvador.

PLACES I VISITED
Iglesia El Rosario
Parque Nacional El Boqueron
Joya de Ceren Archaeological

NATURE
The forests of El Salvador have been cut down for firewood, coffee plantations, and
for the building of homes.
Along the coastal plains, there are palm trees and tropical fruit trees, such as
mango, coconut, and tamarind. Armadillos, snakes, and iguanas also inhabit the
warm, humid coast.
The cloud forest is home to orchids, ferns, spider monkeys, jaguars, anteaters, and
many bird species, including green toucans.

Food

Pupusas: thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, meat, squash, and/or other fillings
Tres Leches Cake (Pastel de Tres Leches): A cake soaked in three kinds of milk, including
evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and cream.
Pastelitos: pastry turnovers, stuffed with sweets like custard, jam or caramelized fruit.