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Economy
The main currency of El
Salvador is the US dollar and the San Salvador colon.
Government
El Salvador's government is a
republic. The people elect a President and a Vice President for 5 years.
Food
In El
Salvador the agricultural crop grown is sugarcane. A daily
meal is made of beans, bread, corn , rice and an assortment of
meat.
Check out a
great recipe from El Salvador by clicking here.
Cultural
Arts
Poetry is very
major in El Salvador some popular and famous writers are
Manila Argued and Francisco Rodriguez. The village of La Palma
has been a major school of art in El Salvador started by
Fernando Lord. Archaeological ruins have been found such as
ancient Maya ruins. Although El Salvador had its independence
from Spain, much of their colonial art and architecture
reflects Spanish art and show
the influence them.
Holidays and Festivals
Some major holidays of
El Salvador of course, their Independence Day celebrated on
September 15. On August 6 El Salvador celebrates Del Munde, an old
Spanish holiday .A week after Easter the people of El
Salvador celebrate something similar to Christmas called
Semen Santa.
Fun and Recreation
The most popular
sports played in El Salvador is Volleyball and Soccer, Baseball and
Basketball. Entertainment is mostly made of movies, TV, dancing ,tennis, fishing, waterskiing and
horseback riding.
Language
El Salvador's main language now is
Spanish although there are still few Indians there speak the ancient
language of the Nashua
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Culture Walls 
Authors:
Michael and Jonathan
About 45% of the people live in the urban area. The total population of El
Salvador is6,122,575. El Salvador's life expectancy for males is 66.73 years
and for females are about 70.03 years.