Apaneca is one of the best places in El Salvador to get in touch with the native indigenous people.

This picture comes from MrRandMcnally of a group singing in the language of the Nahuatl: Nahuat or Pipil.

The locals are friendly. If you speak a little Spanish I recommend you ask them about their lives, it is a great way to get a feel for the people of El Salvador. Even if you don’t speak Spanish, they are welcoming and will talk to you, and if you’re lucky, play you music!

With all this talk about traditional Salvadoran food, I started hankering for a pupusa. So… I did what any self-respecting Gringo would do: went down to the pupuseria and bought a few. Yummy.

But then I got to thinking… what if I didn’t have local pupuseria to supply me with delicious pupusas? And so I once again did what any self-respecting Gringo would do. I googled pupusa recipes. ( I love Google.)

Here is what I came up with as the most basic recipe: (Quoted from whats4.eats.com)

The Museo de Arte de El Salvador, abbreviated MARTE, is a big modern art gallery that features some of El Salvador’s best artists. There is a permanent exhibition of paintings and sculptures that is devoted primarily to showcasing El Salvadoran artists.

One such artist is Raul Elas Reyes, a popular El Salvadoran painter. He is known for his use of light and color in painting the purple and yellow flowers of his tropical homeland. The Salvadoran art is largely Surrealist.