Map and flag of El Salvador

“I believe the world is beautiful, and poetry, like bread, is for everyone.”
~Roque Dalton

El Salvadorean poet

Website Resources

Be sure to checkout the book display in the library for books:

Discovering Central America: El Salvador

OPA Jr. High Library Country Profile: El Salvador

https://opajrhighlibrary.weebly.com/el-salvador.html

CIA World Factbook:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

Music of El Salvador

Utah Online Library

https://onlinelibrary.uen.org/

Did You Know?

  • El Salvador has around 20 active volcanoes.
  • At its longest point, El Salvador is only 88 miles (142 kilometers) long.
  • The capital city of San Salvador has been rebuilt several times, as a result of earthquakes and a flood.
  • The country’s name is Spanish for “The Savior,” referring to Jesus Christ.

“El Salvador.” CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2019, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?cid=47&cn=El_Salvador. Accessed 05 September 2019.

Chaparristique Volcano

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