The Three Branches of Government. West Virginia's government is divided into three branches -- The Executive, The Legislative and the Judicial -- which make up the Checks and Balances system. The Checks and Balances allows for each branch to maintain an amount of power but not be exceeded by the other two branches. The Executive.
El Salvador - History. About 3000 BC , nomadic Nahuatl Amerindians, originally from present-day Mexico, migrated to Central America. The Pipil Amerindians were living in the region now known as El Salvador at the time of the Spanish conquest. They were an agricultural people, with a civilization similar to that of the Aztecs, except that the Pipil had abolished human sacrifice.
The original inhabitants of the area that is now El Salvador include: Recommended books about El Salvador's Native Americans: Seeing Indians: A Study of Race, Nation, and Power in El Salvador: An interesting book on cultural assimilation in El Salvador. Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in El Salvador: Status of El Salvador's Indigenous People: Article on the Salvadorian Indians and their struggle for cultural survival. El Salvador Indians: Brief overview of the Pipil and other Honduras tribes. Back to the index of American Indian tribes. Back to our index of Central American Indians.