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Elsalvador
Elsalvador
Elsalvador
ProjectInstructionsWorldTravelUnit6
Youhavewona$3500granttovisitaSpanishspeakingcountry.Beforeyoucango,acommitteeneedsto
makesurethemoneywillbespentwiselyoncostsdirectlyrelatedtoyourtravel.Youarepreparingan
informativevisualreportforthem,thatneedstoincludethefollowingdetailsinSpanish.Tofindthecountry
information,Irecommendthefollowingwebsites:
CultureGrams
ABCClio
Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:
Myassignedcountryis_____ElSalvdor______
Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:
Mostrecentpopulationcount___________________
_
6,141,350
___
________________
Whatformofmonetarycurrencydotheyuse?______theyuseUSdollars__
Lookuptheexchangerate.Howmuchoftheircurrencywouldyougetifyoutradedin
$100?theyusethesamemoneyas_$100_
Dotheymeasuredistanceinmilesorkilometers?__Theyusethemetricsystem
Listatleast3ofitslargestcitiesAlsolistpopulationofeach.
__
sanSalvador525990
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Soyapango329,708
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SantaAna176,661_
_
_List3majortouristattractions&brieflyexplainwhatitis.(couldbepopularplacesor
events)
_
_LakeIlopangobeautifullake
____________________________________________________________________________
Tazumal.Veryhistorical
____________________________________________________________________________
__
__
MonumentoalDivinoSalvadordelMundMonument,history
____________________________________________________________________________
Whattimezoneisthecountrylocatedin?___centralstandard_____________________
Howmanyhoursaheadorbehindourtime?Ex:ifitsmidnighthere,whattimeisitthere?__itisalso
midnight________
Totaltimedifference=__0__hoursahead/behind(circleone)
Costofplaneticket
LeavefromtheclosestairporttoSanAntoniowithadirectflighttoyourdestination.You
wantthe
cheapestprice
withthe
leastamountoftraveltime
(includinglayoverordrivetime).Avoidswitching
airlinesunlessabsolutelynecessary.DateyouchoosetoleaveSanAntonio
ThurMarch
15_
________________
Airlinewithleastexpensiveflight:AmericanAirlines_______
Totalprice(withtaxesandfees)ofaflighttoyourcountry
$371
_______
Feesforcheckedbaggage?Explainincludedwithflightpayment___none_______
CityAirportflightdepartsfrom:_
SanAntonio
__________timeofdeparture
7:35
pm
___AM/PM
Changeplanes?____Layoverduration1hrinHouston_____hours
Changeplanes?_
DWF_
____Layoverduration______hours
Arrivaltimeatfinaldestination__
7:25pm_
__AM/PMTotaltraveltime:__
4h50min
____hours
Lodging:
Lookathotelsinyourdestinationcity.List2choicesthataredrasticallydifferentfromoneanother.
Nameofhotel
HolidayInnElSalvador
__Distancefromairport__7.3miles____Costpernight
(calculateintoUSdollars!)$_
112.63_
Circlethestatementsthatapply:bedroomhasprivatebathroom
airconditioninginroomnonsmokingroom.Freecable
Nameofhotel
_SheratonPresidente________________________
Distancefrom
airport_
_23.7____
______Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$_
263
Circlethestatementsthat
apply:bedroomhasprivatebathroomairconditioninginroomnonsmokingroombusto/from
airport
Lookatyouthhostelsinyourdestinationcity.
Nameofhostel___________
__HostsalLinigo
______________________Distancefromairport
____________________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$____
$55.00
_
__Circle______
_Circle__________#ofpeopleperroom?___1____Circletheallthatapply:bedroomhasprivate
bathroomairconditioninginroomnonsmokingroombusto/fromairport
Whichoneisbesttostayin?Explainwhyyoucametothisconlcusion:
____thecheapestoneisthebest
tostayonsoyoucandomorewithyourmoney_thefirstoneisbettertostayinbecauseyougetthemostof
yourmoneyandit'sclosertotheairport.
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Describe3optionstotravelaroundwhileyouarevisitingthecity.Howmuchdoesittypicallycost?
1.youcantravelinacarandgetfasterand
2.youcanwalkandnothavepayforwhere
3.youcanrideyourbiketowhereyouneedtogo
Whatrestaurantsareratedhighest?Choose3vastlydifferentrestaurantsinthecitytoeatat.1should
servetraditionalfoodfromthecountry.
1.
RestauranteAndaluciayOle
LACALACA
Kamakura
Whatplaceswillyouvisit?Givedetailsfromeachofthecategoriesbelow.
Museum
MuseodelaRevolucinSalvadorea
Rocketlaunchers,largechunksofadownedarmyhelicopter,and
thepreservedstudioofrevolutionaryRadioVenceremosarejustsomeofthedisplaysthatbringtolife
Readmore:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/elsalvador/761769#ixzz425fP3tFR
Concert
ZEDD
Culturalevent/celebration
AsesmiTierraArtisanMarket
Historicalsite
1
JoyadeCern
Historicalsite2
Tazumal
Outreach/communityinvolvement
LaPoza
outdoor/adventureactivity
ElTunco
Internetcafeplacetoreportyourdiscoveriesonline(yourcellphonewillnotwork)
CyberCafe