El Salvador is a small country in Central America located between Guatemala and Honduras with San Salvador as its capital city. The author visited El Salvador in October to participate in a congress of teachers. Some of the places visited included Santa Tecla, the birthplace of Saint Clara del Carmen who founded the Carmelite order, as well as malls, beaches, thermal baths and parks. The author enjoyed learning about El Salvador's culture and found the people to be very friendly.

1. MY TRIP TO EL SALVADOR GLADYS OMAIRA ALVAREZ M. DICIEMBRE 17/08

2. El Salvador is a country in Central America. The city of San Salvador is the most important metropolis of the republic as well as its capital. It borders on the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras, it is a Gulf of Fonseca and Nicaragua. El Salvador has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Temperatures vary primarily with elevation and show little seasonal change. The Pacific lowlands are uniformly hot; the central plateau and mountain areas are more moderate. The rainy season extends from May to October. GLADYS OMAIRA ALVAREZ M. DICIEMBRE 17/08

3. I visited this country in october for participating in a congress of Carmelita´s teachers. The first place when I went was “Santa Tecla” in “El Colegio Belén” this place was beautiful, because is very big and also is very important in this town. GLADYS OMAIRA ALVAREZ M. DICIEMBRE 17/08

4. Other place that I visited was the house when the sister Clara del Carmen lived. She is de founder of the religious comunity “Carmelitas de San José”, these lead the college when I work. This religious is considered a saint. The Pope Juan Pablo II named her blessed. GLADYS OMAIRA ALVAREZ M. DICIEMBRE 17/08

5. I was too in mall centers, beaches, and many turistic places of “El Salvador” as thermals, restaurants, parks, etc. I also went to Honduras and Guatemala because are near to “El Salvador” this places were beautiful too and I enjoyed a lot of the view and the people, that was very friendly.

6. GLADYS OMAIRA ALVAREZ MONÁ Estudiante LICENCIATURA EN EDUCACIÓN CON ÉNFASIS EN HUMANIDADES LENGUA CASTELLANA NIVEL X BESONDEREN DANK AN ALBA NURY CARDONA TEACHER ENGLISH LEVEL 3 UNIVERSITY SAN BUENAVENTURA Medellín Colombia