Economy of El Salvador and its People, Culture & Festivals

PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR

The major ethnic group residing in El Salvador was Pipils, Lenca, Pok'omame and Chorti.

The population is constituted with mainly Mestizo population those generating from the Spanish and Indian regions while a small portion deriving from the European region.

Christianity is the popular religion prevailing here with majority being the Roman Catholics and the rest with the converted Protestants.

Spanish is widely spoken in this region while Nahua is also accepted here.

ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF EL SALVADOR

Art: The native handicrafts are popular in this region, which is best to bet on. Wicker furniture and weavings are some of the unique crafts that one can purchase. The region of Ilobasco is known for its clay handicrafts whereas bedspreads and carpets can be seen at San Sebastian. Visit the art center of Centro de Arte y Cultura Tonatiuh nestled in Panchimalco, which exhibits works on paintings and ceramics.

Culture: The place is known to have a rich culture influenced from the Mayan, Pipil, Aztec, Spanish and West African regions. Poetry is retained in this region with the sample works of Manlio Argueta and Francisco Rodriguez.

Music: The native music of El Salvador communicates the tunes of marimba , violins, mariachi bands, salsa, Cumbia or Merengue. Religious songs are quite popular in this region,

which are Roman Catholic in nature that can be heard during the celebrations of Christmas holidays and other festivals. Satirical and rural lyrics are also popular in this place along with the tunes of Pipil and Maya music, which is escorted with flutes, drums, scrapers, gourds and many other instruments.

FLAG OF EL SALVADOR

The Flag of El Salvador was officially accepted during the month of May 17, 1912. The flag is designed with three horizontal bands lying one topping the other. The blue band is placed in the topmost and the bottommost area while the white color band intersect them from the middle. The coat of arms that is placed in the middle of the flag is inscribed with words that spell ” Republica De El Salvador En La America Central”. The color blue and white was initially used by the United Provinces of Central America right after the country's independence and is encircled with five flags representing the United Provinces.

ECONOMY OF EL SALVADOR

The economy of El Salvador is seeking towards its growth by indulging in export market, by making foreign investment, revising the health care system along with the taxation policy just to enliven the slow moving economy.

Presently government has made several initiatives like making the banking system, telecommunication industry, electrical supplies and public pension private in nature.

Indigo and Coffee were some of the main source of income from which the country once earned its revenue which has diminished in due course of time.

The goods that are exported from this region are coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals and electricity.

The commodities that are imported include raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs and petroleum.