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Preguntas de El Salvador

Preguntas de El Salvador. 1. Why does the flag of El Salvador have 5 volcanoes and 5 flags? 2. How is the Metropolitan Cathedral compared to other churches you have seen so far? 3. How were many of these lakes formed in the past? Explain in detail how it happened

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Preguntas de El Salvador

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  1. Preguntas de El Salvador 1. Why does the flag of El Salvador have 5 volcanoes and 5 flags? 2. How is the Metropolitan Cathedral compared to other churches you have seen so far? 3. How were many of these lakes formed in the past? Explain in detail how it happened 4. How many languages are spoken in El Salvador? Name all

  2. El Salvador

  3. The triangle in the middle has 5 volcanoes that represent the provinces of Central America. Above it’s a red cap which has the date of independence with a rainbow above it. The five flags outside the triangle mean the Federal Republic of Central America.

  4. El Salvador

  5. San Salvador

  6. San Salvador • Capital of El Salvador • The 15 of September, 1821 is their independence from Spain. • Smallest country in Central America!

  7. San Salvador’s Metropolitan Cathedral It opened its doors to the public on March 19, 1999 Catedral Metropolitana

  8. Inside the church

  9. San Andres Ruins

  10. San Andres Ruins The ancient culture of the Mayas lived here about 1,000 years ago.

  11. El Salvador and The Ring of Fire • El Salvador is the only country in Central America that shares its coast with the Pacific Ocean ONLY! • So this country lies along the Pacific side of the Ring of Fire which is prone to have many volcano and earthquake activity.

  12. Lago de Coatepeque • In Nahuatl, Coatepeque means “at the snake hill”. • This was formed by lots of explosives eruptions between 72,000 and 57,000 years ago.

  13. Santa Ana Volcano

  14. Santa Ana Volcano Largest volcano in El Salvador. Last erupted in October 2005.

  15. San Vicente Volcano

  16. Laguna Verde

  17. Wildlife in El Salvador The Torogoz is the national bird of El Salvador The Ocelot is a native species of El Salvador

  18. Language • The official language is Spanish • The Q’eqchi’ and Nahuat are indigenous languages from El Salvador that are also still spoken. • The Pipil dialect is spoken in El Salvador and it comes from the descendants of the Aztecs.

  19. - It’s the national plate of El Salvador - Hand made tortillas filled with meat and cheese served with a salad Pupusas!

  20. Celebrated from November 7-13 There are Pupusa eating contest and recognition to the best Pupusa seller. In January 2007, El Salvador makes it into the Guiness Book of World Records for making the biggest Pupusas that were able to feed more than five thousand people. National Festival of Pupusas

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