query: where is el salvador located?

title: El Salvador–United States relations

text: American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador is located at World Trade Center, Torre 2, local No. 308, 89 Av. Nte. Col. Escalón, phone: 2263-9494. Principal U.S. officials include: The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador is located in Antiguo Cuscatlán. El Salvador–United States relations El Salvador – United States relations are bilateral relations between El Salvador and the United States. According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 55% of Salvadorans approve of U.S. leadership, with 19% disapproving and 26% uncertain, the fourth-highest rating for any surveyed country in the Americas. In 2013 and 2014, according to the Pew Research

title: El Salvador

text: support from the Climate & Development Knowledge Network. The government is now preparing action plans for putting the strategy into practice. El Salvador lies in the isthmus of Central America between latitudes 13° and 15°N, and longitudes 87° and 91°W. It stretches from west-northwest to east-southeast and north to south, with a total area of . As the smallest country in continental America, El Salvador is affectionately called "Pulgarcito de America" (the "Tom Thumb of the Americas"). The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital, at , on the border with Honduras. El Salvador has a long history

title: El Salvador

text: the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control. El Salvador also is a member of the World Trade Organization and is pursuing regional free trade agreements. An active participant in the Summit of the Americas process, El Salvador chairs a working group on market access under the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative. El Salvador has an army, airforce and modest navy. There are around 17,000 personnel in the armed forces in total. Amnesty International has drawn attention

title: Politics of El Salvador

text: actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control. El Salvador also is a member of the World Trade Organization and is pursuing regional free trade agreements. An active participant in the Summit of the Americas process, El Salvador chairs a working group on market access under the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative. Politics of El Salvador Politics of El Salvador takes place in land a framework of A presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of El Salvador is both head of state and head of government, and of an

title: El Salvador

text: valuable information of the Great American Interchange, in which the Central American isthmus landbridge played the title primordial role. At the same time, it is considered the richest vertebrate paleontological site in Central America and one of the largest accumulations of proboscideans in the Americas. Sophisticated civilization in El Salvador dates to its settlement by the indigenous Lenca people; theirs was the first and the oldest indigenous civilization to settle in El Salvador. The Lenca were succeeded by the Olmecs, who eventually also disappeared, leaving their monumental architecture in the form of the pyramids still extant in western El Salvador.

title: University of El Salvador

text: University of El Salvador The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and the most prominent university institutions in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located in the capital of San Salvador, but there are also branches of the university in other Salvadoran cities such as Santa Ana, San Miguel and San Vicente. In addition, there is a new branch of University of El Salvador in the municipality of Nueva Concepcion, Chalatenango, located in the north of El Salvador. The University of El

title: El Carrizal, El Salvador

text: El Carrizal, El Salvador El Carrizal is a municipality located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador. El Carrizal is a municipality in the department of Chalatenango, El Salvador, bordered to the north and east by Honduras; to the southeast by Ojos de Agua and Las Vueltas; and to the west and northwest by La Laguna. It has a territorial extensión of 25.32 km. For its administration the municipality is divided into four cantones and 22 caseríos, but according to the Parcipative Development Plan with Strategic Project for the Municipality of El Carrizal, only 18 caseríos

title: El Carrizal, El Salvador

text: Other traditional foods and dishes include: The majority of the ingredients used to make these foods and drinks are natural and are grown in the area. They also form part of the biodiversity that, in some cases, is threatened or in danger of extinction. Nevertheless, these habits are less common as more people eat commercially produced foods. El Carrizal, El Salvador El Carrizal is a municipality located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador. El Carrizal is a municipality in the department of Chalatenango, El Salvador, bordered to the north and east by Honduras; to the

title: Chalatenango, El Salvador

text: Chalatenango, El Salvador Chalatenango, El Salvador is a municipality located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador Chalatenango is a department, a municipality, and a city (the capital of the Department of Chalatenango), located in the North of El Salvador. In 2005 the population of the municipality was 30,671 inhabitants. The territorial extensión is approximately 131.05 km as rural land and approximately 75 km as urban land. For its administration the municipality is divided into 6 “cantons” and 36 “caseríos”. This population was founded in Pre-Columbian times by Lenca tribes, but by the end of the

title: El Salvador mine

text: El Salvador mine El Salvador mine (The Savior) is a combined open pit and underground copper mine located in Chile and owned by the state owned copper mining company Codelco. The mine is located in the company town of El Salvador. The mine was originally built by The Anaconda Company in the late 1950s, but in 1971, with the nationalization of the copper industry in Chile, full ownership of the mine was turned over to the newly formed, state owned copper mining company Codelco. Codelco had planned to close the El Salvador mine in 2011, but extended the mine life

title: El Salvador

text: of total employment in El Salvador. The airport serving international flights in El Salvador is Comalapa International Airport. This airport is located about southeast of San Salvador. Most North American and European tourists seek out El Salvador's beaches and nightlife. Besides these two attractions, El Salvador's tourism landscape is slightly different from those of other Central American countries. Because of its geographic size and urbanization there are not many nature-themed tourist destinations such as ecotours or archaeological sites open to the public. Surfing is a natural tourism sector that has gained popularity in recent years as Salvadoran beaches have become

title: Culture of El Salvador

text: in El Salvador and artifacts such as Maya ceramics Mesoamerican writing systems Mesoamerican calendars and Mesoamerican ballgame can be found in all Maya ruins in El Salvador which include Tazumal, San Andrés, El Salvador, Casa Blanca, El Salvador, Cihuatan, and Joya de Ceren. Alaguilac people were a former indigenous group located on northern El Salvador. Their language is unclassified. The Alagüilac language is an undocumented indigenous American language that is now extinct. The Alaguilac ethnic group became extinct during the Mestizo process. The Mixe people is an indigenous group that inhabited the western borders of El Salvador. They spoke the

title: El Salvador, Misamis Oriental

text: El Salvador, Misamis Oriental ', officially the ', (Cebuano: "Dakbayan sa El Salvador"; Filipino: "Lungsod ng El Salvador"), or simply referred to as El Salvador City is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. The city serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy devotees, that is why it is also called the "City of the Saviour", "City of Mercy", and the "Divine Mercy City of the Philippines". El Salvador is located in the Province of Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao (Region X). It is bordered by the Municipality of

title: El Salvador, Chile

text: south of El Salvador. This 70 MW facility was commissioned in November 2014. El Salvador is represented by Cobresal in the . Its stadium, Copper Stadium, was inaugurated in 1980. After expansion to accommodate spectators when Cobresal successfully competed in the finals in 1983, it had a total capacity of 20,752 spectators, that is to say, almost three times the population of the town. El Salvador, Chile El Salvador is a mining town in the commune of Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes

title: Santa Ana, El Salvador

text: Santa Ana, El Salvador Santa Ana is the third largest city in El Salvador, after San Salvador and San Miguel. It is located 64 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, the capital city. Santa Ana has approximately 374,830 (2017)) inhabitants and serves both as the capital of the department of Santa Ana and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. For its administration the municipality is divided into 35 colonias (neighborhoods) and 318 small villages. A major processing center for El Salvador's sizable coffee bean industry is located near Santa Ana. Santa Ana, which is the

title: Aguilares, El Salvador

text: Aguilares, El Salvador Aguilares is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, located 33 km away from the city of San Salvador. The municipality measures 33.72 km² and as of 2006, had an estimated population of 73,300. Sugar cane cultivation is the major economic activity for the area. The municipality is divided into five administrative divisions, called "cantones": Florida, Las Tunas, Pinalitos, Pishishapa, and Los Mangos. It is bounded on the north by El Paisnal, on the east by Suchitoto (Cuscatlán Department) and Guazapa, to the south by Nejapa and Guazapa, and to the west by Quezaltepeque

title: La Libertad Department (El Salvador)

text: Playón, in 1917. La Libertad Department (El Salvador) La Libertad is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has area 1,653 km² and a population of more than 747,600 people. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared. The department's capital

title: La Libertad Department (El Salvador)

text: La Libertad Department (El Salvador) La Libertad is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has area 1,653 km² and a population of more than 747,600 people. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared. The department's capital was renamed Santa

title: University of El Salvador

text: of having done this accusation. Meanwhile, UES split from these events and considers that the actions of the PNC violated their university autonomy. The main faculties of the university follows: University of El Salvador The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and the most prominent university institutions in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located in the capital of San Salvador, but there are also branches of the university in other Salvadoran cities such as Santa Ana, San Miguel and San Vicente.

title: El Salvador, Chile

text: El Salvador, Chile El Salvador is a mining town in the commune of Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it has a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants. At its peak, El Salvador once had a population of 24,000 inhabitants. El Salvador's economy is entirely based on copper mining. The Atacameños extracted copper from this area for more than a thousand years. Nevertheless, it was American explorations in the 1950s that revealed the presence of ore

title: National Palace (El Salvador)

text: was the meeting place of the Legislature of El Salvador from 1906, and its classical architecture with Ionian, Corinthian and Roman elements is notable. The room is now called the "Salvadoran Parliament" in commemoration of its former purpose, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407125235/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/opinion/editorial/62179-el-antiguo-palacio-nacional.html http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6482&idArt=3290128 National Palace (El Salvador) The current National Palace of El Salvador, located in San Salvador, the capital city of the country of El Salvador, replaced the old National Palace built in 1866–1870, which was destroyed by fire on December 19, 1889. The construction, done between 1905 and 1911, was the work

title: Reinado de El Salvador

text: representatives were handpicked. With the exception in 1981, where the winner was sent to Miss World. Since 2006, El Salvadoran representative crowns at the annual Nuestra Belleza El Salvador pageant. In 2006, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador acquired the Miss Universe franchise and started crowning two titleholders, one for Miss Universe and another for Miss World, in separate pageants until 2010 when the pageants were merged. Between 2010 - 2014, two titleholders were crowned at the same event. Reinado de El Salvador The Reinado de El Salvador is a national beauty pageant in El Salvador. This pageant is not related to

title: El Salvador

text: pasillo, marcha and canciones. Football is the most popular sport in El Salvador. The El Salvador national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1970 and 1982. Their qualification for the 1970 tournament was marred by the Football War, a war against Honduras, whose team El Salvador's had defeated. The national football team play at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador. It opened in 1976 and seats 53,400, making it the largest stadium in Central America and the Caribbean. El Salvador El Salvador (; ), officially the Republic of El Salvador (, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is

title: Pozo de El Salvador

text: between the 12th and 13th centuries, previous to the cloister of the convent of Trinitarios that it extended by the square. Pozo de El Salvador The Pozo de El Salvador are basements and a well located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. They are located in the Plaza del Salvador, between the church of El Salvador and the convent building of San Marcos, 220 m from the Cathedral, with direct connection from the street of Trinidad convent building of San Marcos. In the year 1997, The City Council excavated and discovered stone stairs, which are located in

title: Pozo de El Salvador

text: Pozo de El Salvador The Pozo de El Salvador are basements and a well located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. They are located in the Plaza del Salvador, between the church of El Salvador and the convent building of San Marcos, 220 m from the Cathedral, with direct connection from the street of Trinidad convent building of San Marcos. In the year 1997, The City Council excavated and discovered stone stairs, which are located in front of the iron stairs. Archaeological work began thus, appearing two more rooms. In the third of them they discovered a

title: Chalatenango, El Salvador

text: Chalatenango. In 2010, the team applied to change its name from Nejapa to Alacranes del Norte (Northern Scorpions), but they have yet to receive official clearance to do this. NOTE: Unless otherwise cited, all information extracted from Martínez Alas et al. "Diagnostico Cultural Municipio de Chalatenango, 2005." Reprinted with express permission of the Unidad Tecnica Intermunicipal de La Mancomunidad la Montañona, who commissioned the report. Chalatenango, El Salvador Chalatenango, El Salvador is a municipality located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador Chalatenango is a department, a municipality, and a city (the capital of the Department

title: Aerolíneas de El Salvador

text: is one of the seven nationally branded airlines in the Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines. -VECA Airlines is a Salvadorean airline owned by Sociedad Hasgar S.A. de C.V. and is El Salvador's flag carrier established in late 2013 in San Salvador. The main airline hub is located in San Salvador at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport. -TAES. Taxi Aéreos de El Salvador or TAES is a Salvadoran airline that operates domestic flights within El Salvador. Taes operates with a fleet of Piper PA-31 Navajos and Piper PA-23 Aztecs. TAES provides flights from San Miguel Airstrip to Ilopango

title: El Salvador

text: El Salvador El Salvador (; ), officially the Republic of El Salvador (, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. , the country had a population of approximately /1e6 round 2 million. El Salvador was for centuries inhabited by several Mesoamerican nations, especially the Cuzcatlecs, as well as the Lenca and Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire

title: Escuela Americana El Salvador

text: Escuela Americana El Salvador Escuela Americana El Salvador (EA; "American School El Salvador") is an American international school in San Salvador, serving grades PreK-12. it consists of three divisions: Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the lower school, 6th through 8th grade in the middle school, and 9th through 12th grade in the upper school. Established in 1946, it is governed by the Asociación Escuela Americana. The 16 manzana (about ) campus is located in Colonia San Benito, La Mascota. As of 2015, the school has a total of 1,610 students, including 793 in the lower school, 364 in the middle

title: Music of El Salvador

text: most recent in 2013, where the Salvadoran marching bands of boys and girls have been able to embrace their talents to the world. Salvadoran Civil War songs located in the nueva cancion movement and genre, have been very popular since the 1970- to present day. They were broadcast through Radio Venceremos station and appealed to the majority of the peasant Salvadoran population. One of the most well known songs is (El Salvador ta venciando) by Yolocamba Ita. As well as American songs like (U.S get out of El Salvador) dedicated to the U.S involvement. Salvadoran cumbia is a staple in

title: San Salvador El Salvador Temple

text: San Salvador El Salvador Temple The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador. Announced in 2007, construction began on the temple in September 2008. On 20 September, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Don R. Clarke, of the Seventy and president of the church's Central America Area. The temple is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, an affluent district southwest of San Salvador. The San Salvador volcano provides a background

title: San Marcos, El Salvador

text: San Marcos, El Salvador San Marcos is a municipality in El Salvador. It is located in a small valley, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of downtown San Salvador. It has a population of 63,209. San Marcos is one of the 14 municipalities which make up the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, also known as Greater San Salvador. The city's geography is characterized by numerous small hills, as well as its proximity to Mount San Jacinto to the north and Planes de Renderos hills to the south. Most of San Marcos is a residential suburb with many middle-income and low-income dwellings.

title: El Salvador (ship)

text: from 1566 to 1790. After taking on supplies in Havana, Cuba the heavily laden "El Salvador" headed for Cadiz with six other Spanish ships on August 7, 1750. Around noon on August 25 the "El Salvador" and the six other vessels in the fleet were caught in a hurricane Northeast of present-day Cape Canaveral, Florida. The storm forced the ships North along the Gulf Stream where the "El Salvador", "Soledad" and "Guadalupe" were driven ashore along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Reports found in the Spanish archives indicate that "El Salvador" was carrying 240,000 pesos in registered Spanish Treasury

title: San Miguel, El Salvador

text: sister city of Arlington, Virginia. San Miguel, El Salvador San Miguel is a city in eastern El Salvador. It is the country's second most populous city after San Salvador. It is located 138 km east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality. The population of the city in 2017 was 518,410. Luis de Moscoso Alvarado established the village of San Miguel de la Frontera (Saint Michael of the Frontier) on May 8, 1530, as a bastion for the conquest of the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful

title: San Miguel, El Salvador

text: San Miguel, El Salvador San Miguel is a city in eastern El Salvador. It is the country's second most populous city after San Salvador. It is located 138 km east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality. The population of the city in 2017 was 518,410. Luis de Moscoso Alvarado established the village of San Miguel de la Frontera (Saint Michael of the Frontier) on May 8, 1530, as a bastion for the conquest of the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful Orchids). By 1586 the village

title: El Salvador mine

text: $0.72 in 2005, (an increase from $0.66 in 2004), compared to a company wide $0.44 per pound. El Salvador produced of copper in the first quarter of 2005 of Codelco's total production of . In 2005 Codelco had planned to shut down the El Salvador mine in 2011 because of declining ore grades and increased costs, but extended the project life by an additional 15–20 years. "El Salvador represents the southernmost of the giant porphyry copper districts of the Atacama Desert." Located 10 km west of the Sierra del Castillo fault, it consists of Paleocene volcanic host rocks. During the

title: San Salvador El Salvador Temple

text: for the temple grounds and the three-story building. A public open house was scheduled for 1–23 July 2011. The temple was dedicated on 21 August 2011, in three dedicatory sessions. San Salvador El Salvador Temple The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador. Announced in 2007, construction began on the temple in September 2008. On 20 September, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Don R. Clarke, of

title: El Salvador (ship)

text: El Salvador (ship) El Salvador alias "El Henrique" was a Spanish treasure ship that ran aground near present-day Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina during a hurricane in August 1750. She was traveling with six other Spanish merchantmen including the "Nuestra Señora De Soledad" which went ashore near present-day Core Banks, NC and the "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe" which went ashore near present-day Ocracoke, NC. The merchant ship "El Salvador" sailed from Cartagena, Colombia for Cadiz, Spain loaded with a cargo of gold and silver where she was part of the Spanish treasure fleet, a convoy system adopted by the Spanish Empire

title: El Salvador–India relations

text: tropical fruits, coconut & mango, worked with National Agricultural Research Centre of El Salvador in July–August 2013. Citizens of El Salvador are eligible for scholarships under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. El Salvador–India relations El Salvador–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between El Salvador and India. El Salvador maintains an embassy in New Delhi and an honorary consulate in Bangalore. The Embassy of India in Guatemala is jointly accredited to El Salvador. India also maintains an honorary consulate in San Salvador. Diplomatic relations between El Salvador and India

title: El Salvador–India relations

text: El Salvador–India relations El Salvador–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between El Salvador and India. El Salvador maintains an embassy in New Delhi and an honorary consulate in Bangalore. The Embassy of India in Guatemala is jointly accredited to El Salvador. India also maintains an honorary consulate in San Salvador. Diplomatic relations between El Salvador and India were established on 12 February 1979. The Embassy of El Salvador in London was concurrently accredited to India until June 2008, when El Salvador opened its embassy in New Delhi. The Embassy of India in Panama City was initially concurrently

title: El Salvador

text: field. Universities in El Salvador include a central public institution, the Universidad de El Salvador, and many other specialised private universities. Since the early twenty-first century, El Salvador has experienced high crime rates, including gang-related crimes and juvenile delinquency. El Salvador has the highest murder rate in the world. It is also considered an epicenter of a gang crisis, along with Guatemala and Honduras. In response to this, the government has set up countless programs to try to guide the youth away from gang membership; so far its efforts have not produced any quick results. One of the government programs

title: National Palace (El Salvador)

text: National Palace (El Salvador) The current National Palace of El Salvador, located in San Salvador, the capital city of the country of El Salvador, replaced the old National Palace built in 1866–1870, which was destroyed by fire on December 19, 1889. The construction, done between 1905 and 1911, was the work of engineer José Emilio Alcaine, under the direction of the foreman Pascasio González Erazo. To finish the project, legislation was passed that collected one colon for every "quintal" of coffee exported. The materials used were imported from several European countries including Germany, Italy and Belgium. The Palace's facilities were

title: Reinado de El Salvador

text: Reinado de El Salvador The Reinado de El Salvador is a national beauty pageant in El Salvador. This pageant is not related to Nuestra Belleza El Salvador pageant. Began in 2007, the Reinado de El Salvador acquired major franchises in El Salvador for women and men. The Reinado El Salvador Organization is purposing to spread the beauty and values of Salvadoran women to the world, to give support to excel through our personal preparation classes, promote culture, traditions, and Tourism custumbres our country in major beauty events worldwide. In March 2017 the organization acquired the Miss Universe license and in

title: Avianca El Salvador

text: Avianca El Salvador Avianca El Salvador, formerly Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano, simply known as TACA Airlines, is an airline owned by the Synergy Group based in El Salvador. As TACA, it was the flag carrier of El Salvador. As Avianca El Salvador, it is one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Honduras, etc.) in the Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines. This Airline has been in operation for 75 years. TACA owned and operated five other airlines in Central America, and its name was originally an acronym meaning "Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos" (Central American Air Transport),

title: El Salvador

text: to 1992. An unknown number of people "disappeared" during the conflict, and the UN reports that more than 75,000 were killed. The Salvadoran Army's US-trained Atlacatl Battalion was responsible for the El Mozote massacre where more than 800 civilians were murdered, over half of them children, the El Calabozo massacre, and the murder of UCA scholars. On January 16, 1992, the government of El Salvador, represented by president Alfredo Cristiani, and the FMLN, represented by the commanders of the five guerrilla groups – Shafik Handal, Joaquín Villalobos, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Francisco Jovel and Eduardo Sancho, all signed peace agreements brokered

title: Aerolíneas de El Salvador

text: Airport and Comalapa International Airport. Aerolíneas de El Salvador Aerolíneas de El Salvador or AESA was a Salvadoran airline formed after the merging of TAES and TACA El Salvador, both domestic airlines using Dakota YS-53-C. A small collection of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 were Aerolíneas de El Salvador's main fleet. The airline was merged to TACA international. El Salvador Airlines. -TACA airline. El Salvador. Is the known flag carrier airline of Central America which has the code IATA that is operating on its own. It took its start in 1931 and has the main hub at El Salvador International Airport.

title: Aerolíneas de El Salvador

text: Aerolíneas de El Salvador Aerolíneas de El Salvador or AESA was a Salvadoran airline formed after the merging of TAES and TACA El Salvador, both domestic airlines using Dakota YS-53-C. A small collection of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 were Aerolíneas de El Salvador's main fleet. The airline was merged to TACA international. El Salvador Airlines. -TACA airline. El Salvador. Is the known flag carrier airline of Central America which has the code IATA that is operating on its own. It took its start in 1931 and has the main hub at El Salvador International Airport. There are three other secondary

title: Avianca El Salvador

text: following aircraft (as of August 2017): Parent company Avianca has a firm order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, and some of the aircraft will likely go to Avianca El Salvador. TACA Airlines operated the following aircraft: LifeMiles is the frequent-flyer program of Avianca and TACA Airlines as of 2009, because of the merger with Avianca. It replaced the old "Distancia" program. Avianca El Salvador Avianca El Salvador, formerly Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano, simply known as TACA Airlines, is an airline owned by the Synergy Group based in El Salvador. As TACA, it was the flag carrier of El

title: Casa Presidencial (El Salvador)

text: and current location. Casa Presidencial (El Salvador) Casa Presidencial, or "Presidential House" in the Spanish language, is the President of El Salvador's official residence and his offices. Because of the 2001 earthquakes, the president's offices were moved from San Jacinto to the former Club Campestre in San Benito. As a result, "Casa Presidencial" in El Salvador refers to several separate locations. One is the president's current official residence which is located on Avenida Masferrer (approx three blocks north of the Masferrer "redondel" or traffic circle) in the upper portion of Colonia Escalon (AKA Lomas Verdes). The second "Casa Presidencial" is

title: Casa Presidencial (El Salvador)

text: Casa Presidencial (El Salvador) Casa Presidencial, or "Presidential House" in the Spanish language, is the President of El Salvador's official residence and his offices. Because of the 2001 earthquakes, the president's offices were moved from San Jacinto to the former Club Campestre in San Benito. As a result, "Casa Presidencial" in El Salvador refers to several separate locations. One is the president's current official residence which is located on Avenida Masferrer (approx three blocks north of the Masferrer "redondel" or traffic circle) in the upper portion of Colonia Escalon (AKA Lomas Verdes). The second "Casa Presidencial" is the old president's

title: Cathedral of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

text: Cathedral of Santa Ana (El Salvador) The Cathedral of Our Lady Saint Anne (), is a neo-Gothic cathedral located in Santa Ana, El Salvador. The place where today is the Cathedral of Santa Ana was the central parish, which was built between 1575 and 1576, being destroyed by lightning in the 19th century. When the Diocese of Santa Ana was created preparations were made to rebuild the central parish of the city; this reconstruction was authorized in 1904 and began on January 21 of 1906. It was consecrated on February 11 of 1913. The construction, however, continued in the decades

title: El Salvador

text: zones in El Salvador. El Salvador signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) — negotiated by the five countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic — with the United States in 2004. CAFTA requires that the Salvadoran government adopt policies that foster free trade. El Salvador has signed free trade agreements with Mexico, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Panama and increased its trade with those countries. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua also are negotiating a free trade agreement with Canada. In October 2007, these four countries and Costa Rica began free trade agreement negotiations with the European

title: CR El Salvador

text: CR El Salvador Club de Rugby El Salvador is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club is based in Valladolid in central Spain, playing their matches at the Estadio Pepe Rojo. El Salvador plays in white and black colours. The team has in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby. El Salvador is one of the most accomplished Spanish rugby union clubs having won División de Honor in seven

title: Copa El Salvador

text: of 16). The cup will be called "Copa Claro" for sponsorship reason and the winner will receive 15,000 dollars. Copa El Salvador The Copa El Salvador is the top knock-out football tournament in El Salvador. The first edition was played in 1999, resulting champion C.D. Águila of El Salvador. From 2000 to 2006, the competition was played two more times with Atlético Balboa and Once Municipal winning the cup. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 2006, was restored in 2016 The cup is currently sponsored by Claro and thus officially known as the Copa Claro. The Cup tournament is

title: Copa El Salvador

text: Copa El Salvador The Copa El Salvador is the top knock-out football tournament in El Salvador. The first edition was played in 1999, resulting champion C.D. Águila of El Salvador. From 2000 to 2006, the competition was played two more times with Atlético Balboa and Once Municipal winning the cup. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 2006, was restored in 2016 The cup is currently sponsored by Claro and thus officially known as the Copa Claro. The Cup tournament is played as a separate tournament from the league (played between First, Second and Third Division). In 2014, the tournament

title: El Salvador (ship)

text: is believed to have rolled over the bar, broken apart and was soon buried in the sand. Currently Intersal, Inc., a Florida-based company, holds an exclusive permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) which grants the company the right to search for "El Salvador". The permit allows the company to retain 75% of all treasure and cargo it recovers from the "El Salvador" site with the remaining 25% going to the State of North Carolina. El Salvador (ship) El Salvador alias "El Henrique" was a Spanish treasure ship that ran aground near present-day Beaufort

title: Culture of El Salvador

text: in an all-male environment which have also retain the machismo culture in El Salvador. Most men in El Salvador, particularly in the towns in the rural countryside including mayors wear elements of cowboy clothing. Cabalgadores in El Salvador dress in cowboy hats and carry machetes also known as Corbos in El Salvador, and they listen to nueva canción guitar type music. Culture of El Salvador The culture of El Salvador is similar to other countries in Latin America, and more specifically to other countries in Central America. Mestizo culture dominates the country, influenced by culture clash of ancient Mesoamerica and

title: Nuestra Belleza El Salvador

text: The Miss El Salvador titleholders represented El Salvador at the Miss Universe competition. The Miss El Salvador renamed as Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and went to Miss Universe and second placed went to Miss World until 2015. Since the owner of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador does not hold a contest in 2016, the franchise of Miss Universe moved to Reinado de El Salvador Organization and the appointment system inside of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador allows the casting winner to go to Miss World. The following women have represented El Salvador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants

title: Villa El Salvador

text: Lima. Since June 1, 1983, Villa El Salvador has been formally (by law №23605) established as a district within the Lima Province. In 1987, the community received a Prince of Asturias Award in recognition of its achievements. Villa El Salvador is twinned with Rezé, France and, since 2006, with Tübingen, Germany. Villa El Salvador Villa El Salvador (VES) is an urban, largely residential coastal district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan

title: El Salvador Project

text: house design developed in conjunction with Arup will be tested on an earthquake simulator at the University Mariano Galvez in Guatemala City. The team will then construct a second house within a community in El Salvador. El Salvador Project The El Salvador Reconstruction and Development Project is a charitable volunteer project from Imperial College London's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering which was launched in reaction to two major earthquakes that struck the country of El Salvador in 2001. The project has a voluntary student membership basis and is concentrated in rural, mainly underdeveloped areas of the country. Team leadership

title: Cathedral of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

text: width, the lateral naves measure 2 meters in length and eight meters in width ; together the three naves form a cross. The north tower offers three bells that are activated manually, while the south tower contains three bells that were brought from the Netherlands in 1949 and activated electronically. On the other hand, the Cathedral of Santa Ana has altogether 28 images or statues, 4 confessories, 118 benches and 51 lamps. Cathedral of Santa Ana (El Salvador) The Cathedral of Our Lady Saint Anne (), is a neo-Gothic cathedral located in Santa Ana, El Salvador. The place where today

title: Politics of El Salvador

text: Politics of El Salvador Politics of El Salvador takes place in land a framework of A presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of El Salvador is both head of state and head of government, and of an Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Legislative Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit has rated El Salvador as "flawed democracy" in 2016. El Salvador has a multi-party system. Two political parties, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation

title: Agua Caliente, El Salvador

text: Agua Caliente, El Salvador Agua Caliente is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. Agua Caliente, El Salvador is a town north of Chalatenango, the capital city of the department of Chalatenango, North East of Nueva Concepcion. It occupies an area of 195 square kilometers, and has a population (2006) of 8,992. Location of the city center is 14º11’12.91”N, 89º13’19.82”W. As per the Technical Secretary of the Presidency of El Salvador, it has ranking 27 of extreme poverty of the 267 municipalities of El Salvador. Most people from the neighboring “cantones” or hamlets display Caucasian features; they may

title: El Salvador Symphony Orchestra

text: El Salvador Symphony Orchestra El Salvador Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de El Salvador; OSES) is the national symphony orchestra of El Salvador. Founded in 1922, by Paul Müller, it is one of Central America's oldest orchestras. Originally formed as the "Banda de los Supremos Poderes" (Supreme Powers Band), it was renamed the "Orquesta Sinfónica del Ejército" (Army Symphony Orchestra), before taking its current name. Esteban Servellón and Humberto Pacas have served as its conductors. The OSES was preceded by two earlier classical music groups, the Philharmonic Society of El Salvador (1875) and the National Orchestral Society (1910). OSES is funded

title: Nuestra Belleza El Salvador

text: Miss Universe franchise. In 1992 the third title of Miss El Salvador will be competing at Miss International pageant. In 1996 Miss El Salvador lost the franchise of the pageant. Nowadays, the official candidate for Miss International will be selecting by Reinado de El Salvador pageant together with some Big Four international beauty pageants. Nuestra Belleza El Salvador Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador was a national Beauty pageant in El Salvador. The winner represented El Salvador at Miss World. Between 2006 - 2015, the winner was given the title of Nuestra Belleza Universo and competed at Miss Universe. Miss El

title: C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

text: C.D. Universidad de El Salvador Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador. Universidad was founded in 1956. They slowly progressed up from the third division up until the Liga de Ascenso (Segunda División) where they remained there for six years. Universidad was promoted to El Salvador's first division football league (Liga Mayor A) in the 1963–64 season. One of the key signings was that of 18-year-old Mauricio "Pipo" Rodríguez, a slender footballer with a knack for scoring spectacular goals, having considerable power with either leg. He would become the

title: El Salvador

text: bad news. In terms of how people perceived the levels of public corruption in 2014, El Salvador ranks 80 out of 175 countries as per the Corruption Perception Index. El Salvador's rating compares relatively well with Panama (94 of 175) and Costa Rica (47 of 175). It was estimated that 1,394,000 international tourists would visit El Salvador in 2014. Tourism contributed US$855.5 million to El Salvador's GDP in 2013. This represented 3.5% of total GDP. Tourism directly supported 80,500 jobs in 2013. This represented 3.1% of total employment in El Salvador. In 2013, tourism indirectly supported 210,000 jobs, representing 8.1%

title: El Salvador

text: that number dropped to fewer than 5 per day. On April 14, 2012 for the first time in over 3 years there were no killings in El Salvador. Overall, there were 411 killings in January 2012, and in March the number was 188, more than a 40% reduction, while crime in neighboring Honduras had risen to an all-time high. In 2014, crime rose 56% in El Salvador, with the government attributing the rise to a break in the truce between the two major gangs in El Salvador, which began having turf wars. Presently, the "" or Crime Stoppers program is

title: El Salvador

text: index. As per Santander Trade, a Spanish think tank in foreign investment, "Foreign investment into El Salvador has been steadily growing during the last few years. In 2013, the influx of FDI increased. Nevertheless, El Salvador receives less FDI than other countries of Central America. The government has made little progress in terms of improving the business climate. In addition to this, the limited size of its domestic market, weak infrastructures and institutions, as well as the high level of criminality have been real obstacles to investors. However, El Salvador is the second most "business friendly" country in South America

title: El Salvador

text: in education, public services, enterprise development, and transportation infrastructure. With the adoption of the US dollar as its currency in 2001, El Salvador lost control over monetary policy. Any counter-cyclical policy response to the downturn must be through fiscal policy, which is constrained by legislative requirements for a two-thirds majority to approve any international financing. El Salvador leads the region in remittances per capita, with inflows equivalent to nearly all export income; about a third of all households receive these financial inflows. Remittances from Salvadorans living and working in the United States, sent to family members in El Salvador, are

title: El Salvador

text: Communist China's People's Liberation Army's invasion of Tibet. "Only the tiny country of El Salvador agreed to sponsor Tibet's plea.""At the UN, no one was willing to stand up beside El Salvador. The other nations had overriding self-interests, which made it impossible for them to support San Salvador's attempt to bring the invasion before the General Assembly." With no other countries in support, "the UN unanimously dropped the Tibetan plea from its agenda." El Salvador is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Central American Common Market (CACM),

title: Santa Tecla, El Salvador

text: is made up of three levels, and a central plaza where the food court is at. Ecoparque El Espino is located in the villa of the same name in the foothills of Boqueron (San Salvador) Volcano, just 5.1 km north of the Santa Tecla Downtown. Visitors enjoy the natural environment of pine trees, coffee trees, cypresses and flowers of various colors that adorn this 35-hectare park, that are constantly monitored by rangers of the cooperative that administer the site. There are many activities to do in Ecoparque El Espino. One of them is mountain biking. You can purchase a membership

title: San Miguel Department (El Salvador)

text: San Miguel Department (El Salvador) San Miguel is a department in the eastern part of El Salvador. The capital is San Miguel. The department is 2,077 km² in area and has a population of over 678,000. Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the territory that now consists of the departments of San Miguel, La Unión and Morazán was the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful Orchids). San Miguel was first known as San Miguel de la Frontera. The city was founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it is now Santa Elena. On July 11,

title: Culture of El Salvador

text: region from South America around 3,000 years ago, making it the oldest civilization in El Salvador. Guancasco is the annual ceremony by which Lenca communities, usually two, gather to establish reciprocal obligations in order to confirm peace and friendship. Quelepa is a major site in eastern El Salvador. Its pottery shows strong similarities to ceramics found in central western El Salvador and the Maya highlands. The Lenca sites of Yarumela, Los Naranjos in Honduras, and Quelepa in El Salvador, all contain evidence of the Usulután-style ceramics. The Cacaopera people are an indigenous people in El Salvador who are also known

title: El Salvador Symphony Orchestra

text: by government and private sources. El Salvador Symphony Orchestra El Salvador Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de El Salvador; OSES) is the national symphony orchestra of El Salvador. Founded in 1922, by Paul Müller, it is one of Central America's oldest orchestras. Originally formed as the "Banda de los Supremos Poderes" (Supreme Powers Band), it was renamed the "Orquesta Sinfónica del Ejército" (Army Symphony Orchestra), before taking its current name. Esteban Servellón and Humberto Pacas have served as its conductors. The OSES was preceded by two earlier classical music groups, the Philharmonic Society of El Salvador (1875) and the National Orchestral

title: Geography of El Salvador

text: country's coastal roads were compared to California's coastal roads by American surfers and El Salvador became known as the wild west of Central America, characterized by roughness and lawlessness. The total land area of El Salvador is 23,041 km², with 20,721 km² of land and 320 km² of water. This is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Massachusetts. El Salvador has 590 km of borders, including 391 km of borders with Honduras and 199 km with Guatemala. El Salvador has a coastline of 307 km. El Salvador claims a territorial sea of . Climate: tropical; rainy season (May to

title: El Salvador–Spain relations

text: investments (1996); Extradition treaty (1997); Air transportation agreement (1997); and an Agreement on the avoidance of double taxation (2008). In 2016, trade between El Salvador and Spain totaled $154 million USD. Spain is El Salvador's eleventh biggest trading partner globally and sixth biggest foreign investor. Spanish multinational companies such as Mapfre, Telefónica and Zara operate in El Salvador. El Salvador–Spain relations El Salvador–Spain refers to the current and historical relations between El Salvador and Spain. Both nations are members of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language and the Organization of Ibero-American States. In 1524, Spanish explorer and conquistador

title: Music of El Salvador

text: in El Salvador. Many foreign rock groups dedicated songs to El Salvador and the Salvadoran people during the civil war, songs such as "Bullet the Blue Sky" by U2, "El Salvador" by White Lion, and "Weapons for El Salvador" by The Ex were all inspired by the U.S. involvement in the El Salvador War. Popular music in El Salvador uses Xylophones, Tubular bells, Fanfare trumpets, guitars, Double bass Harmonica, Glass harmonica, pianos, flutes, drums, scrapers, gourds, and Theremin. Indigenous instruments such as drum and flutes are a standard in all Salvadoran music used as a solidarity with El Salvador indigenous

title: Government of El Salvador

text: Government of El Salvador The government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic. The seat of the federal government is in San Salvador. El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five

title: Government of El Salvador

text: deputies each. The remaining 20 deputies are selected on the basis of a single national constituency. Government of El Salvador The government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic. The seat of the federal government is in San Salvador. El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the

title: Water resources management in El Salvador

text: substantial groundwater aquifers are located at depths of 10–100 meters. "Table: Principal characteristics in hydrological regions of El Salvador." "Source": FAO 2000 The average per capita availability of water in El Salvador is less than 2,800 m/year. Per capita annual extraction is 118 m representing about 4.3% of available supplies. Agriculture uses about 60%, domestic needs are around 24%, and industrial usage is 16%. Access to an improved water source in El Salvador was estimated at 76% in 2006. Urban access was 90%, including about 13% lacking a piped connection to the house. Access in rural areas in 2006 was

title: C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

text: band, Eddie the Head, adapted to the team colors and identity: Eddie U. La Furia Escarlata is the crowd with the largest number of blankets in quantity and size, recently organized in subsidiaries, each in each faculty of UES. "As of Apertura 2018:" World Cup 1966 World Cup 1970 C.D. Universidad de El Salvador Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador. Universidad was founded in 1956. They slowly progressed up from the third division up until the Liga de Ascenso (Segunda División) where they remained there for six years.

title: El Salvador

text: enclosed by volcanic craters in El Salvador, the most important of which are Lake Ilopango (70 km²) and Lake Coatepeque (26 km²). Lake Güija is El Salvador's largest natural lake (44 km²). Several artificial lakes were created by the damming of the Lempa, the largest of which is Embalse Cerrón Grande (135 km²). There are a total of water within El Salvador's borders. El Salvador shares borders with Guatemala and Honduras, the total national boundary length is : with Guatemala and with Honduras. It is the only Central American country that has no Caribbean coastline. The coastline on the Pacific

title: San Jose Ojos de Agua, El Salvador

text: in some cases, is threatened or in danger of extinction. Nevertheless, these habits are less common as more people eat commercially produced foods. San Jose Ojos de Agua, El Salvador San Jose Ojos de Agua is a municipality is located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador Ojos de Agua is a municipality in the Department of Chalatenango, El Salvador. It is bordered to the north by Honduras; to the east by Honduras and Nueva Trinidad; to the south by Las Flores and Las Vueltas; and to the west by Concepción Quezaltepeque and El Carrizal. The

title: San Jose Ojos de Agua, El Salvador

text: San Jose Ojos de Agua, El Salvador San Jose Ojos de Agua is a municipality is located in the department of Chalatenango in the North of El Salvador Ojos de Agua is a municipality in the Department of Chalatenango, El Salvador. It is bordered to the north by Honduras; to the east by Honduras and Nueva Trinidad; to the south by Las Flores and Las Vueltas; and to the west by Concepción Quezaltepeque and El Carrizal. The territorial extension of the municipality is 34.12 km. In 2005 the population of the municipality was 3,579 inhabitants. For its administration, the municipality

title: Transport in El Salvador

text: Transport in El Salvador El Salvador has transport links by road, rail, sea and air. El Salvador has over 10,000 km of roads, and one passenger rail service. There are several seaports on the Pacific Ocean, and two international airports. A weekday passenger service links San Salvador and Apopa, a journey of 40 minutes. Of a total of 602 km narrow gauge () rail, much is abandoned. In November 2013 the government rail agency FENADESAL announced plans for development of four electrified railways serving San Salvador, Sitio del Niño (La Libertad), El Salvador International Airport, La Unión, and the Honduran

title: San Vicente, El Salvador

text: San Vicente, El Salvador San Vicente is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador. It was founded by 50 Spanish families in 1635, under the Tempisque tree, which is still standing today. One point of interest is the Tower of San Vicente, designed by French Architect Eugenio Basilio Crepiat (the Spanish version of his name), located at the center of the city in Cañas Park. It was damaged by an earthquake in 2001. Repairs have since been made, and the tower is once again the hub of many festivities. Another point of interest is water complex "Amapulapa"

title: Casa Blanca, El Salvador

text: have been partially restored. Casa Blanca is located in the department of Santa Ana. Casa Blanca has been closed to the public and is undergoing restoration work; it has a site museum with exhibits that include Maya ceramics and other artifacts. Casa Blanca, El Salvador Casa Blanca is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. The site possesses several pyramids dating to the Late Preclassic period (500 BC – AD 250) and the Classic period (AD 250–900). This ruin is part of the Chalchuapa archaeological zone and displays influences from the Olmecs and from Teotihuacan. It is closely

title: El Salvador–Mexico relations

text: During the war, several thousand Salvadorean citizens fled the country to Mexico where many stayed or continued onward to the United States. In 1992, the Salvadorean government and FMLN signed a peace agreement in Mexico City known as the Chapultepec Peace Accords thus in effect, ending the civil war. Both nations work together in combating drug trafficking and gang violence, including MS-13 (also known as the "Mara Salvatrucha"). There have been several presidential visits to each other nations respectively. Presidential visits from El Salvador to Mexico Presidential visits from Mexico to El Salvador In June 2000, Mexico and El Salvador,

title: Nuestra Belleza El Salvador

text: for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International with exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in El Salvador. The official winner of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador competed at the Miss Universe pageant between 2006 - 2017. On occasion, when the winner did not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up was sent. In 1954 and 1955 the representatives were handpicked, with the exception in 1981, where the winner was sent to Miss World. In 2006, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador acquired the Miss Universe franchise and started crowning two titleholders, one for Miss

title: El Salvador mine

text: by an additional 15–20 years. El Salvador operates as Codelco's smallest mine with the highest cash costs. The El Salvador mine was developed by The Anaconda Company. Production at the mine began in 1959, and was intended to replace production of the company's Potrerillos mine, which would be closing due to a decline in ore quality. Production from the El Salvador would increase Chile's total output of copper about 450,000 tons of copper per year. Rather than a decrease in production, out of satisfaction and relief, the company renamed the mine El Salvador, Spanish The Savior. When President Salvador Allende

title: Education in El Salvador

text: to earn a decent salary in El Salvador. The minimum salary is $ 185 and people who have no secondary education need to work for less than the minimum salary. The University of El Salvador (UES) is the largest (and only) public university in the country. However, classes are constantly stopped for protests. The University of El Salvador has one main campus in San Salvador and three more campuses in Santa Ana, San Miguel and San Vicente. There are also many private universities as alternatives to UES. In Dec. 2014, the government of El Salvador entered into partnership with the

title: Air Force of El Salvador

text: Air Force of El Salvador The Salvadoran Air Force ("Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña") is the air force of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, and is independent from the army and navy. The Salvadoran Army Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea de El Salvador) was formed on 20 March 1923 during a period of heavy interest in aviation in El Salvador. In 1947, after signing the treaty of Rio (which was a mutual defense treaty among the states of America including the U.S.), El Salvador with a US air mission and increased transfers of aircraft El Salvador built up a large force

title: Supreme Court of El Salvador

text: Supreme Court of El Salvador The Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador () is the highest court of El Salvador. The court sits in San Salvador. The current president is Judge José Belarmino Jaime, who has held the position for three consecutive terms. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of El Salvador. It is composed of 15 judges and an equal number of substitutes. The magistrates are elected by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for nine-year terms, which are reviewed every three years. A two-thirds vote of legislators is necessary. Under the 1983 Constitution of

title: Religion in El Salvador

text: they surveyed or about .8% of the total population. They started evangelizing in El Salvador in 1951. The Anglican Church in El Salvador (a diocese of the province of the Anglican Church in Central America) claims 6,000 members in 18 congregations. The Baptist Association of El Salvador claims 4,427 members and the Salvadorean Lutheran Synod about 15,000 in 68 congregations, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html Religion in El Salvador El Salvador's approximately 6.1 million inhabitants (July 2013) are mostly Christian. Evangelical Protestantism is experiencing rapid growth in recent decades while the Catholic share of the population is on decline. There is some debate about

title: El Salvador–India relations

text: over the previous fiscal. India exported $68.54 million worth of goods to El Salvador, and imported $6.18 million. The main commodities exported by India to El Salvador are pharmaceuticals, fabrics, organic chemicals, plastic and plastic articles. The major commodities imported by India from El Salvador are wood, wood products, iron and steel. There have been several visits by trade and other delegations from El Salvador and India to each other's countries. El Salvador purchased an elephant from India in 1955 for the Parque Zoologico Nacional de San Salvador, the national zoo in San Salvador. The Indian elephant, named Manhewla (from

title: History of the Jews in El Salvador

text: el Kehilatón, which advertises synagogue events. The Noar Shelanu youth movement, to which about 30 children age 8–18 belong, meets weekly. The kindergarten for young children also meets weekly. Two emissaries teach Hebrew and Judaism. Israel has an embassy in San Salvador. In 2006, El Salvador announced plans to move the embassy to Tel Aviv where the rest of the embassies are located. This has been met by controversy, with many believing this decision to be under the political influence of the Arab community and the then President, Tony Saca, who is of Christian Arab descent. History of the Jews

title: Elections in El Salvador

text: Elections in El Salvador The government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic. El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five years. Consecutive re-election is not permitted, though previously elected presidents

title: El Salvador, Misamis Oriental

text: transmitters or "cell sites" for all major "telecom" providers like Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular are serviceable in this city. Internet access is also available. Internet cafes can be found in various places in within the city. Broadband service is also available. Private schools: Public schools: El Salvador, Misamis Oriental ', officially the ', (Cebuano: "Dakbayan sa El Salvador"; Filipino: "Lungsod ng El Salvador"), or simply referred to as El Salvador City is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. The city serves as a pilgrimage site for Divine Mercy

title: Municipalities of El Salvador

text: Municipalities of El Salvador The departments of El Salvador are divided into 262 municipalities or "municipios". The municipalities are listed below, by department El Salvador is divided into fourteen administrative divisions called departments, the equivalent of states in the U.S. Each department is administered by a governor appointed by the president. An alternate for each governor is also designated. Governors must be Salvadoran by birth, at least 25, and residents of their department for at least two years prior to their appointment. Below the departmental level, El Salvador is divided into 263 municipalities. Each is governed by a municipal council