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This is a list of notable Salvadoran Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Salvadoran American or must have references showing they are Salvadoran American and are notable.
El Zonte is a town in La Libertad Department in El Salvador.A popular tourist destination, El Zonte has been described as a "world surfing mecca". [1] Playa El Zonte (English: El Zonte Beach; nicknamed Bitcoin Beach) became one of the first locales in El Salvador to accept Bitcoin as a payment method, and inspired the country's adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender.
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] 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 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...
The Fourteen Families (Spanish: Catorce Familias) was a term used to label and refer to the oligarchy of El Salvador during the country's period known as the "Coffee Republic" from 1871 to 1927. [1] [2] The families controlled most of the land in the country. [1]
El Salvador 5–9 United States (Acapulco, Mexico; 9 August 2007) Biggest win El Salvador 17–2 Belize (Costa del Sol, El Salvador; 28 March 2015) Biggest defeat El Salvador 2–11 Portugal (Ravenna, Italy; 1 September 2011) World Cup; Appearances: 5 (first in 2008) Best result: Fourth place : CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship; Appearances
In May 1996 a strategic alliance was signed with the second most important Mexican television station: TV Azteca.As a result of this alliance, on Wednesday, 1 January 1997, TV Azteca acquired 75 percent of the shares of Canal 12 and became the majority shareholder, in partnership with Jorge Emilio Zedán and the Salvadoran-Palestinian entrepreneur, Armando Bukele Kattán.
The town is famous for its volcanic lake, the Alegría Laguna, which is a national protected area managed by the NGO ADESCAM. There is a local myth that a siren or mermaid lives in the lake, and that she will lure men who swim there to their deaths. Rural villages belonging to the municipality include El Zapotillo. [1] Iglesia de Alegria, Usulutan.
The Miss El Salvador renamed as Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and went to Miss Universe and second placed went to Miss World until 2015. Since the owner of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador does not hold a contest in 2016, the franchise of Miss Universe moved to Reinado de El Salvador Organization and the appointment system inside of Nuestra Belleza El ...