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El Salvador

Page history last edited by Alanis 5 mos ago

 

COUNTRY NAME

 

 

Picture of Flag (Find one and insert it!)

 

 

 

Fun Facts about the Country

 

      El Salvador hosted the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Sports Games.

El Salvador´s flag was adopted in the 1910s

 

Rosemary “Rosie” Casals, who was one of the best tennis players in the 1960s, has Salvadoran ancestry

 

El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Championship.

 

 

 

Natural Resources

 

What are the natural resources?

Hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land 

 

Topographical Features

 

     What's the land like?  Plains?  

Two parallel mountain ranges cross El Salvador east to west with a central plateau between them and a narrow coastal plain hugging the Pacific 

 

The westernmost group, near the Guatemalan border, contains Izalco and Santa Ana, which at 2,365 meters is the highest point in El Salvador.

 

Elevations in this region range from 1,600 to 2,200 meters.

 

El Salvador has over 300 rivers, the most important of which is the Rio Lempa.

 

 

Latitude/Longitude:

 

     Where is the country?  What continent or area of the world?  What are the coordinates?

South America,South America,13 50N,88 55W  

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Demographic Information

 

 

     How many people live there?  What is their background? 

About 5.7 million 

El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839.

 

Languages Spoken

Spanish 

Foods to Try

     List a few local foods

Pupusa

Platanos fritos

Deep fried planations

 

 

Great Places for Kids/Teens to go 

Beaches

Festivals

Major Metropolitan Areas

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Pictures of the Country

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Claire Houghton-Kiel said

at 8:44 am on Jun 15, 2009

I'm sorry we ran out of time, because you had a good start to this. remember in the future to concentrate on the information aspects before you worry about things like font color! I would have liked to seen more pictures and some hyperlinks.

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