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Facts and Figures: 

World Fact Book: El Salvador— A comprehensive list of basic information about El Salvador from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/es.html 

El Salvador: A country study—An online book on El Salvador from the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/svtoc.html 

Languages of El Salvador— An authoritative listing of the spoken living languages of El Salvador by the SIL International’s Ethnologue site.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SV

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Articles and Links: 

 Lonely Planet: El Salvador— An  overview of El Salvador from Lonely   Planet’s online magazine.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/central_america/el_salvador/printable.htm

Inforpress, online magazine about countries, economics, and business across Central America; for older students http://www.inforpressca.com/CAR/index.htm 

The LANIC Guide to Latin America – An excellent collection of links to history and culture,  housed at University of Texas (sponsored by Sun Microsystems)
http://lanic.utexas.edu/region/central/

Encarta on El Salvador — A comprehensive overview of El Salvador and its land, resources, climate, and animal life.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557648/El_Salvador.html 

El Salvador: Government— A comprehensive outline showing organizational chart of the government, the different branches, and the history, culture and religion.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2033.htm

Tour El Salvador —Destination guide including culture, food, surfing and shopping
http://www.freegatetours.com/ca25.htm

Keep up with news of the region in English at http://www.centralamericadaily.com/  and access El Salvadorean papers in Spanish at http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/elsalvad.htm

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Oral Narratives from Residents of Greater Mecklenburg County, NC:

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Lesson Plans: 

World of Wonders: Central American Expedition Lesson Plans at http://www.questconnect.org/ca_lesson_plans.htm  Quest-connect is adventure learning: The site lets students and teachers be virtual partners on real expeditions: “The Expeditions take students and teachers on journeys of discovery, exploration and mystery while promoting greater understanding of and between people of different cultures around the world.”

For Hispanic Heritage month (September), check out the lesson plans and activities at Education World, http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson023.shtml

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