Introduces the religion, holidays and festivals, art, traditional and modern dance and music, language, and literature of El Salvador.
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Aiala, Salvatore
Our story starts over a decade ago in a tiny village on the coast of El Salvador. When faced with the tough decision of leaving their poverty-stricken violent country in search of a brighter future, two youngsters decided to buck the trend. They would stay, standing up to the cha...
Describes the geography, climate, people, cities, farming, industry, and changing economy of El Salvador.
Central America is the thin section of land that links the continents of North and south America. It is made up of seven small mostly tropical countries that share a wealth of natural beauty, Mayan history and culture and stunning wildlife.
Central America is the thin section of land that links the continents of North and south America. It is made up of seven small mostly tropical countries that share a wealth of natural beauty, Mayan history and culture and stunning wildlife.
"Cambridge, 2018. Ana and Luis's relationship is on the rocks, despite their many similarities, including their mothers who both fled El Salvador during the war. In her search for answers, and against her best judgement, Ana uses The Defractor, an experimental device that allows ...
El Salvador, hermosa tierra, llena de magia y misterios, guarda un tesoro de mitos y leyendas que enriquecen el patrimonio cultural de la pequeña, (en territorio), nación, pero que la hacen grande en tradición. La siguanaba, El Cipitío, La Carreta Chillona, El Justo Juez de l...
A gorgeous picture book inspired by a traditional Central American Indigenous story about a snake with the power to bring the rain, told in lyrical language and evocative art, and subtly conveying an environmental theme.
In 1980s El Salvador, a young woman suspected of supporting guerilla forces is detained by a government torture squad. A bookish new recruit, Victor Peña, is assigned to assist in her interrogation. Now, Victor must consider the choices he will make in the fate of the young woma...
Insight Guides Central America covers the seven countries that make up this fascinating and culturally rich isthmus, from Guatemala to Panama, exploring Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica along the way. In addition, the guidebook covers the Southern Mexico st...
Journalist Mariana Carbajal reveals the reality for women in El Salvador, a country which has one of the strictest abortion prohibition laws in the world. Many poor women have been sentenced to long prison terms after facing obstetric emergencies. Activist and her organization, T...
In El Salvador in the late '70s, one man was the voice of the poor, the disenfranchised, and the disappeared, all struggling under the corrupt Salvadoran government. Appointed Archbishop in early 1977, Monsenor Oscar Romero worked tirelessly and in constant personal peril until t...
"The Good American is a story about courage, intense loneliness, and the State Department's golden age during the late Cold War and post-Cold War. It is also a celebration of ground level reporting and getting a worm's eye view of crisis zones. Robert Gersony, a high-school dropo...
"Cambridge, 2018. Ana and Luis's relationship is on the rocks, despite their many similarities, including their mothers who both fled El Salvador during the war. In her search for answers, and against her best judgement, Ana uses The Defractor, an experimental device that allows ...
Chronicles Jean Donovan's life, from her affluent childhood in Connecticut, to her decision to volunteer with the Maryknolls in El Salvador, to her tragic death.
"Gladys Darío, sterling police lieutenant for the revolutionary Sandinista government in volatile 1986 Nicaragua, has been kidnapped by a notorious Contra commander. Gladys knows she doesn't have a hope for escape, unless her partner on the police force, former Sandinista guerr...
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Examines the history, people, geography, economy, and culture of El Salavdor.