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Sirama River
Sirama River is a river of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... References Rivers of El Salvador {{ElSalvador-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2022 is estimated to be 6.5 million. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of Mexico had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Unión Department
La Unión () is a department of El Salvador. It is located in the eastern part of the country and its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of and has a population of 263,200. The department was created on June 22, 1865, and the city of La Unión was made its capital. The Conchagua Temple was built in 1693 and it is one of tourist attractions of the department, as well as containing archeological ruins in Intipucá and Meanguera. Municipalities * Anamorós * Bolívar * Concepción de Oriente * Conchagua * El Carmen * El Sauce * Intipucá * La Unión * Lislique * Meanguera del Golfo * Nueva Esparta * Pasaquina * Polorós * San Alejo * San José * Santa Rosa de Lima * Yayantique * Yucuaiquín Natural resources The most important agricultural products are coffee, grass, fruits, cocoa, oleaginous seeds, and sugar cane. The manufacturing of palm and tortoiseshell products, panela, mangrove extract, and fish. It also has reserves of gold, iron, barium, and mercury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |