Hurricane Mitch‚ 1998 In October 1998 a tropical storm developed to the east of Central America and began moving towards the countries of Nicaragua and Honduras. As it reached the coast‚ winds of more than 280 km/h were recorded‚ and torrential rain caused large areas to be flooded. Roads and bridges were washed away‚ and in some areas complete villages were destroyed as winds tore down the poor-quality buildings. As rain continued to fall‚ large areas of land quickly flooded. On steeper slopes
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CHAPTER 8 FOREIGN TRAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS REMITTANCES PART A - FOREIGN TRAVEL Sale of Exchange 8A.2 International Credit Cards (ICCs) 8A.3 Unspent Exchange 8A.4 Cultural Tours 8A.5 Pilgrimage 8A.6 Deleted 8A.7 Private Visit 8A.8 Chartered Accountancy 8A.9 Remittances for Tour Arrangements‚ etc. PART B - REMITTANCES BY AIRLINENE / SHIPPING COMPANIES OR THEIR AGENTS 8B.1 8B.2 8B.3 8B.4 8B.5 Remittance of Surplus Passage/Freight Collections by Foreign Airline Companies
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of 2015 the homicide rate in El Salvador has reached it’s highest point in history since the end of their 12-year civil war. This peak in homicides is due to gang leaders being moved to maximum security prisons instead of being in low security prisons. It also has to deal with the clash between street gangs and security forces. El Salvador has a population of 6.4 million people‚ from January to August there were 4‚246 homicides. Since this act of violence El Salvador has been ranked one of the most
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March 2013 The Cultural Aspects of El Salvador El Salvador‚ like many Latin American countries‚ has customs that have been practiced for centuries and have strong ties to the past in everyday life. It is the smallest country in Central America and is known for its beautiful beaches and its namesake food: papusas. What makes El Salvador different than any other Latin American country is its miniature size and the manner that people care for one another. El Salvador has a togetherness aspect that is
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in the places where safety‚ have education and economic development. They try to find the best way to make their children have the happy life. If they cannot bring their kids to the United States‚ they know the kids will be killed in someday. In El Salvador‚ Guatemala and Honduras‚ every day the number of the kids between 15 and 24 of ages was killed are increasing. They are the parents‚ so they cannot stop worrying about their children if their kids still live there. However‚ they are illegal immigrants
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The two countries I choose are japan and El Salvador. Japan has the rating homicide rate of 0.31 in Country A. While El Salvador has the highest homicide rate of 108.64 in Country B. I picked the two because of the wide difference in homicide they have. I will like to examine the reason why the two countries share these great differences in homicide rate. Japan has a population of 126 million people while El Salvador has the population of 6 million people. Japan ranks high in human development coming
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90 degrees and 90 percent humidity‚ clothes stick to you. Sweat marks are visible on a new hat within 15 minutes of wearing it outside. This is El Salvador in July. Yet there I was sitting shivering. It started on a normal day on my mission’s trip. Waking up at sun rise. Going to the fresh morning air‚ getting the best cup of coffee I have ever had. All I put in the coffee was some milk. I read the Bible and fill out my daily devotions and as I do that I watch the most beautiful sunrise with pinks
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Your Name: Bishop Oscar Romero Date of birth: August 15‚ 1917 Date of death: March 24‚ 1980 Place of birth: Ciudad Barrios‚ El Salvador- Isolated mountain village Place of death: San Salvador‚ El Salvador Family Life: 5 brothers‚ 2 sisters (Gustavo‚ Zaida‚ Romulo‚ Mamerto‚ Arnoldo‚ Gasper‚ and Aminta). Parents were Santos Romero‚ and Guadalupe de Jesus Galdamez. Lived where 40% of land was owned by only 13 families. Education: Entered (government funded) public school‚ offered grades
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One of the most transformative experiences in my life came while in El Salvador during my freshmen year of high school. My family traveled to the country to visit family members and while there I along with my siblings volunteered to help our uncle at his medical clinic. While volunteering I witnessed first hand how the lack of health care affects developing nations‚ especially the children in these regions. Growing up half of my life under low socioeconomic standards‚ I believed that I understood
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Education In El Salvador Vs. America; The education that matters May 26‚ 2017 Period 1 Education is available worldwide‚ every country has education‚ some it’s harder to get to than most. Many educations around the world are free‚ in the united states you get a choice‚ from free to paying for the proper education. However‚ in El Salvador you have to pay for your education no matter what grade level you are attending. In the United States and El Salvador there are three types of ways to build your
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