Copy of The Culture and Lifestyle of El Salvador

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Artesania de El Salvador

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Artesania de El Salvador

• El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and is smaller than the state of Massachusetts.
• This mountainous country is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, and Honduras.
• Known as the Land of Volcanoes, El Salvador has frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
• It is the only country in Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea.

Animals

1. Kingsnake

2. Rhinoceros Iguana

3. Toucan

4. Armadillo

Carlos Hernandez

-He is a profesional boxer that was born in El Salvador

-Raised through poor family/worked at young age

-Started to fight at a very young age

-Donates a lot of his earnings back to his home country

-Moved to the USA due to his career

Nature:

Government:

Semana Santa

• The president and vice president are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for one, five-year term. The current president, Mauricio Funes Cartagena, is both the chief of state and head of government.
• El Salvador's republic government has added manufacturing jobs—but faces the challenges of poverty, crime, and natural disasters.

-represents the birthday of what we know as "Santa"

• The forests of El Salvador have been cut down for firewood, coffee plantations, and for the building of homes. The result is the destruction of wildlife habitats in El Salvador.
• 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.

-This holiday is celebrated immensely due to more than 2/3 of the population being Christian

-Mainly celebrated by the entire population going to church to worship their savior and throw flowers

PEOPLE & CULTURE

• About half of all Salvadorans live in the countryside. They are poor and don’t 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 90 percent of Salvadorans are mestizo, descendants of Spanish and Indian ancestors. Nine percent claim Spanish descent.

History:

Sanchez Ceren

-He is the current president of El Salvador

-Born into a poor family/worked at a young age to survive

• 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.

-Introduced to collective work/made him want to become successful

-He has helped to distribute the wealth around El Salvador

-Became president on June 1, 2014

Fiesta San Jose

• Capitol- San Salvador
• Flag- Blue & white striped with a coat of arms
• FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic
• POPULATION: 6,071,774
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, Nahua
• MONEY: U.S. dollar

-A festival for the patron saint of Jose

-The festival takes place on May 17th

-Festival takes place due to the large belief of Catholicism in El Salvador

-Celebrated through dance and floats

El Salvador