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2nd year group working on a "storybook" depicting the history of El Salvador  
   

In-dependence and a new home 2nd year group working on a "storybook" depicting the history of El Salvador

In-dependence and a new home

May 7th 2009
I just stepped outside the office to watch the torrent of raindrops start to fall, to smell the thirsty soil drinking it all in. If that sounds like a peaceful, thoughtful experience, then maybe I can’t explain through writing—perhaps through an expression: IT’S RAINING CHUCHOS AND GATOS!! The first rainstorm of the season--about time, too, since the dust and the heat were getting to be mo ... read more
Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Central » Lempa River

Salvadoran Flag El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that prov... ... read more
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