Salvadorans Seek a Voice To Match Their Numbers
Comments OffFor nearly three decades Salvadoran immigrants have been among the nation’s most organized newcomers, founding clubs to raise money for schools back home, establishing medical clinics for new arrivals and battling in Congress and courts to gain legal status for tens of thousands of political dissidents who fled persecution by the U.S.-backed government during El [...]
Independance Day El Salvador
El Salvador Independence Day Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC September 14, 2009 On behalf of the people United States, I would like to offer warm wishes and congratulations to the people of El Salvador as they celebrate the 188th anniversary of their independence on September 15. Across El Salvador, [...]
The Gangs of El Salvador: A Growing Industry
The two most famous exports of El Salvador are rivals. Unfortunately, they are also ferocious gangs: Mara 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha. They have exported their gang culture — learned by expatriates returned from undocumented existence in the big cities of the United States — to other countries in Central and South America, re-exporting their [...]
El Salvadorian Cultural Immersion
There are many ways to enjoy and immerse yourself in this wonderfully diverse country in Central America. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and lies between Guatemala and Honduras, bordering the Pacific Ocean. There are many things that a visitor can do while exploring this country, immersing themselves in its culture, with [...]
Legends Of El Salvador – La Sihuanaba
Comments OffThis legend is about a woman with long tangled hair covering her face, with a slim body and long nails and with enormous breasts that hung almost to the ground. La Sihuanaba appears on roads, in rivers and ravines to single and drunken men wandering around late at night. A legend used as a warning. [...]
