El Salvador Land of the Volcanoes

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El SalvadorLand of the Volcanoes

• By Savitri Horrigan

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• Five major volcanoes.
• Over 25 in total.
• Ash has enriched the soil.

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A String of Volcanoes
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Benefits of Volcanoes

• Fertile soil nourishes coffee, sugar and other
  plantations.
  
• Source of geothermal energy.
• Way of preserving ancient features of life
  centuries ago.
  
• Source of beauty pride.

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Problems of Volcanoes

• Kills many people.
• In the year 320 a large volcano eruption forced
  most people to flee el Salvador.
  
• Frequent earthquakes.

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Earthquake Damage
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Earthquake Damage
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January 13 Earthquake
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January 13 Earthquake
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Izalco Volcano
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Izalco Volcano
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Izalco Volcano

• Lighthouse of the pacific.
• Glowing top could be seen far out at sea.
• Erupted from 1770 until 1958 (188 years).

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San Salvador Volcano

• Boquerón central large crater.
• Picacho high peak northeast of crater.
• Jabali mountain northwest of crater.

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San Salvador Volcano
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Joya de Ceren Mayan Village
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When the eruption happened

• Rainy season of July or August
• Early evening
• Men had returned from work
• During dinner time
• Found half empty bowls
• Before sleep.

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What They Found

• Household gardens, Corn fields, Orchards
• Foods Corn, beans, squash, chili peppers,
  avocados, nuts, cherries and other fruits.
  
• Drank cacao.
• Grew cotton for clothes and cooking oil.
• They ate deer, ducks, turkeys and dogs.

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Coatepeque Lake
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Santa Ana Volcano

• Tallest of El Salvador's volcanoes.
• Towers 2365 meters (over 7,000 ft.) above sea
  level.
  
• First eruption was in 1520.
• Has erupted 12 times.
• Last time was in 1920.

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Santa Ana
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Santa Ana Crater
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Santa Ana Crater
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View to North of Santa Ana
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Chaparrastique Volcano
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Chaparrastique Volcano

• Aka San Miguel
• Most active
• Erupted 29 times since 1699.

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San Miguel Volcano
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Ilopango Caldera
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Ilopango Lake
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Ilopango Lake
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San Vicente Volcano
Nahuatl language Chichontepec
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Bibliography

• http//www.4elsalvador.com/volcanfotovolcan.htm
  
  
• http//www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/e
  l_salvador/
  
• http//volcanoes.ca/latvolc/elsalvador/Elsalvador.
  html
  
• http//tornado.brevard.edu/reynoljh/centralamerica
  /elsalvador.htm