Facts About El Salvador
El Salvador Background -- by Sara Stowell, SHARE, December 2001. Start with this very good description of the history of El Salvador and the current problems facing the country.
Tim's El Salvador Blog -- a site tracking current events in El Salvador, created by the author of this web site.
El Salvador -- from CIA World Fact Book -- full of up-to-date (but dry) facts and figures about the country.
El Salvador -- from U.S. State Department -- a condensed history of the country and a discussion of its current situation from the standpoint of the United States government. Also read the Consular Information Sheet for travel and safety information.
El Salvador Resources -- a comprehensive collection of links to Internet resources related to El Salvador.
El Salvador -- Library of Congress (from 1988 -- only good for historical information)
World History Archives The history of El Salvador -- a collection of documents regarding Salvadorn political history
Maps of El Salvador Collection of maps and satellite images of the country.
Books
Nonfiction
By Bishops to the poor
Fire Against Fire -- Christian Ministry Face-To-Face With Persecution -- Medardo Gomez -- Bishop Gomez writes about the role of the Gospel
And the Word Became History: Messages Forged in the Fires of Central American Conflict -- Bishop Medardo Gomez describes the message of the Gospel and its role in the modern history of El Salvador
The Violence of Love -- Oscar Romero
Archbishop Oscar Romero -- A Shepherd's Diary -- Oscaro Romero
The Salvadoran Civil War
The Massacre at El Mozote -- A Parable of the Cold War -- Mark Danner
Salvador -- Joan Didion --
Post Civil War El Salvador
Peace Without Justice: Obstacles to Building the Rule of Law in El Salvador
From Grandmother to Granddaughter: Salvadoran Women's Stories
Fiction
Sandra Benitez:
Manlio Argueta
Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes-Los Perros Magicos De Los Volcanes
One Day of Life (Vintage International)
Movies and Video
Links
Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central America
Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
Salvadoran Newspapers
La Prensa Gráfica Diario Co Latino
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