El Salvador's Civil War By: Cleopatra

Economy
El Salvador is a poor country with many cultures and many religions. It is in Central America next to Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (Encyclopedia). There are many issues. Many men are getting arrested for killing, abusing, robbing, etc.

There are many jobs in El Salvador, but the problem is that they get paid less for example: construction workers, art, military, etc. (Your own in El Salvador). The main crops in El Salvador are coffee. They were sort of not thinking because; they sold their coffee instead of feeding their own families.

Culture
El Salvador's culture is strict because traditionally it was not considered proper for couples to be seen together in public unless, engaged or married, but this has changed significantly in urban areas. There are many Catholics in El Salvador. They had their own religions. Antonio was a Catholic but when he came to the U.S. he got to be a Christians. They mostly listen to Catholic music.

El Salvador

The foods in El Salvador are yummy! There were fruits, vegetables, pupusas, curtido, etc. They all are traditional in El Salvador! Many people love to eat pupusas here in Washington D.C. It’s really common in El Salvador.

History
There is so much history in El Salvador. During the 1970s the people of El Salvador suffered landlessness, poverty, and high unemployment. Therefore, there was a Civil war. In the 1970s a poor economy and difficult measures of dictatorship led to Civil war between the government that ruled since 1961 by the win Nation Conciliation Party (PCN) and the antigovernment guerrilla units, whose leading group was the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN.) The war lasted for about 12 years 30,000 people were. My dad and Antonio were in the government side. No one won and the government signed a peace treaty with the guerrilla forces, firmly ending the 12 year civil war, on January 16, 1992 (encyclopedia).

A guerilla soldier from the Civil War
After the war, El Salvador was ruined. There were many houses that were destroyed and many people died. I’m happy that Antonio didn’t die. El Salvador went through many horrible things. For example: Civil War, dictatorship, poverty, etc. You can’t even imagine.

In 1989 Antonio, my families’ friend, came to the Washington D.C. When Antonio left from the village of Jongoro, El Salvador, he felt somewhat sad. Antonio was sad because he wasn’t going to be with his family in his hometown. His family was really poor. All he took to Washington D.C was two sets of clothing and one pair of shoes. That was another reason why he came to Washington D.C. for a better job. Thus, he left worried that his family would be in danger.

When he arrived he got to see his father. He didn’t see him for about two years! That was because his parents were divorced. He also had to deal with a tough issue that was unexpected. The issue was a bad thing, poor him having such an unjust life. The issue was that he was undocumented and went to jail (how much more miserable can it get)?

He therefore left so he could send money to his family in El Salvador. The family was extremely poor! He was so poor that all he ate a day was one tortilla and some beans, for the whole day. He also wanted a change in his life. But he still had fear that something bad would happen to his family in his hometown.

Antonio decided to come to the Washington D.C. because of the reason that he was a soldier in the Civil War and he couldn’t fight anymore. The military boss told Antonio he was going to give others a chance to fight. At the same time he already had his time in the military. The main idea that he was still frightened that if they found him they would kill him or use him. The group he was in was the government which was –V.S- (FMLN). He wanted to leave to be safe and healthy.
He was a man that was in the middle of a serious and emotional issue. His opening to the U.S. was a unique, yet awful situation. But on the other hand, he had to leave or then the FMLN would kill or use him. That was an awful and tough situation. He also needed to work to send money to his family in El Salvador. After some years, he finally got his green card and became a legal resident.