EL SALVADOR: mama, karla, monica

Mini tortillas, frijoles, queso

● Capital: San Salvador
● Population: 6.345 million (2016)
● Official language: Spanish
● Money: U.S. Dollar
● Area: 8,124 mi²
● President: Salvador Sánchez Cerén
● El Salvador has the third largest economy in Central
America (behind Costa Rica and Panama).
● The national soccer team has attended the FIFA World Cup
two times. First was in 1970 and again in
● In El Salvador, they are fond of different kind of sports
such as Football and Surfing. But Salvadoran’s very
popular sport is Soccer.

Geography:
● El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and
is smaller than the state of Massachusetts.
● Bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, and Honduras.
● El Salvador is known as the Land of Volcanoes. It has
frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
● only country in Central America that does not have a
coastline on the Caribbean Sea.
● 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.
● Four species of sea turtles make the coasts of El Salvador
their home such as Olive Ridley, Leatherback, Green and
Hawksbill.
The country has declared five national parks such as El
Imposible, Cerro Verde, El Boqueron, Conchagua and
Montecristo.
● International surfing competitions have taken place in El
Salvador because of its beaches. It is common to see people
with surfing boards at the international airport.
● Santa Anais the second largest city in El Salvador, located
64 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, the capital city.

History:
● The Olmecs came to the region in 2000 B.C., followed by
the Maya in 1500 B.C.
● When the Maya civilization ended in 900 A.D., the Toltec
Empire took hold in El Salvador.
● In the 11th century, the Pipil people became the dominant
group in El Salvador until the Spanish conquerors landed.
● The Spanish took over in 1528 and forced the native people
to become servants. El Salvador achieved independence
from SPAIN in 1821 and full independence in 1841.

CULTURE
Music and Clothes:
 ● Cumbia
● Women dress in colorful embroidered shirts and skirts, and
men wear traditional pants and embroidered shirts.
● Women often wear cotton head scarves and shawls with
dresses or skirts and tops paired with sandals. Men wear
cotton suits or shirts with jeans and a cowboy hat.
Traditional footwear for men consists of boots or sandals.
● it is common to see bright colors and bold patterns in
traditional and contemporary dress.

Food:
● The traditional dish of El Salvador is the Pupusa, which can
be found everywhere, being made in homes and sold in
cafes, restaurants, by street vendors and in the Pupusarias.
You can fill them with chillies, cheese (queso), beans
(frijoles), loroco (a green flower blossom), shrimp
(camarones), pork (chicharron), chicken (pollo), and fish
(pescado).
● Coffee, sugar, corn, rice, shrimp, and beef are the main
agricultural products in El Salvador.

Holidays and Traditions:

● September 15th: Independence Day

GUATEMALA: dad, tia