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The Pipil are an indigenous group of Mesoamerican people inhabiting the western and central areas of present-day El Salvador and Nicaragua.They are a subgroup of the larger Nahua ethnic group. They speak the Nawat language , which is a closely related but distinct language from the Nahuatl of Central Mexico.
El Salvador is a hammock cultured country, and a large producer and exporter of hammocks. The valley in which San Salvador City sits upon is dubbed "The Valley of the Hammocks" because the Native Americans, used hammocks to repel constant earthquakes. Later, the colonizing Spaniards used the term as an allusion of earthquakes constantly rocking ...
Map of El Salvador's Indigenous Peoples at the time of the Spanish conquest: 1. Pipil people, 2. Lenca people, 3. Kakawira o Cacaopera, 4. Xinca, 5. Maya Ch'orti' people, 6. Maya Poqomam people, 7. Mangue o Chorotega. Quelepa is a major site in eastern El Salvador. Its pottery shows strong similarities to ceramics found in central western El ...
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...
Panchimalco is a town in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.. Panchimalco ("The Place of Flags and Shields," from the Nahuatl, "Pantli," meaning banner or flag; "Chimalli," meaning shield or herald, and "co," place) Its 35,000 inhabitants, sometimes called "Panchos," are descendants of Pipil Indians fleeing the Spanish takeover of San Salvador during the 16th century, into areas ...
Ahuachapán (Spanish pronunciation: [awatʃaˈpan]) is a city, district, and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The district, including the city, covers an area of 244.84 km 2 and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people. Situated near the Guatemalan border, it is the westernmost city in the country and is ...
Concepción de Ataco is a district and city within the Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador. It has an area of 61.03 km ² and a population of 18,101 inhabitants (est. 2006). It has an area of 61.03 km ² and a population of 18,101 inhabitants (est. 2006).
In El Salvador, it is estimated that there are 12,000 Nahuas/Pipiles. [26] However, some indigenous organizations claim that the real population is significantly higher. Their Nawat language is endangered, but undergoing a revival. In Nicaragua, the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs counted 20,000 Nahuas/Nicaraos in 2022. [27]