traditional foods and dishes include: A variety of pupusas (stuffed corn tortillas) Tamales Coffee of corn of sorghum Soups made with local vegetables Sweetened ayote, a local squash Atole of fruits Natural fruit juices of local fruits, such as nance The majority of the ingredients used to make these foods and drinks are natural and are grown in the area. They also form part of the biodiversity that, in some cases, is threatened or in danger of extinction. Nevertheless, these habits are less common as more people eat commercially produced foods. Twin towns Windsor (Ontario, Canada) References and citations References Citations ARENA. 2007. "Nuestra Historia." [Online] https://web.archive.org/web/20040320053204/http://www.arena.com.sv/. Retrieved December 6, 2007. CIA World Factbook. November 15, 2007. "El Salvador." [Online]. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/el-salvador/. Retrieved December 5, 2007. Comisión Nacional de Educación Política. 2002. "Historia del FMLN." [Online] https://web.archive.org/web/20071207092942/http://fmln.org.sv/portal/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=1. Retrieved December 6, 2007. Embajada de El Salvador en EE. UU. (Embajada), De la Civilización a la Independencia. [Online]. https://web.archive.org/web/20080120012009/http://www.elsalvador.org/home.nsf. Retrieved December 4, 2007. Foley, Michael W. 2006. Laying the Groundwork: The Struggle for Civil Society in El Salvador. Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs. 38 (1): 67-104. Lonely Planet. "El Salvador Background Information." [Online]. https://web.archive.org/web/20071008200023/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/central-america/el-salvador/essential?a=culture. Retrieved December 3, 2007. Martínez Alas, José Salomón, Aguilardo Pérez Yancky, Ismael Ernesto Crespín Rivera, and Deysi Ester Cierra Anaya. 2005. "Diagnostico Cultural Municipio de Las Vueltas, 2005." El Instituo para Rescate Ancestral Indígena (RAIS): El Salvador. Stahler-Sholk, Richard. 1994. El Salvador's Negotiated Transition: From Low-Intensity Conflict to Low-IntensityDemocracy. Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs. 36 (4): 1-59. US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (USBHRL). November 8, 2005. "International Religious Freedom Report 2005." External links Las Vueltas on Chalatenango Department website Municipalities of the Chalatenango Department