▁food . ▁El ▁Salvador ▁also ▁contains ▁gold ▁under ▁its ▁surface , ▁however ▁all ▁type ▁of ▁min ing ▁has ▁been ▁abol ished ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁The ▁Native ▁American ▁ind igen ous ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁Salvador ans , ▁have ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁period ically ▁hit ▁with ▁earth qu akes ▁and ▁tropical ▁storm s , ▁occasionally ▁but ▁rarely ▁by ▁cycl ones . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Lith ic ▁era ▁▁▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁Pale o - Ind ians , ▁the ▁first ▁pe op les ▁who ▁subsequently ▁inhab ited , ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁during ▁the ▁gla cial ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁period . ▁Their ▁intr igu ing ▁paint ings ▁( the ▁earliest ▁of ▁which ▁date ▁from ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁and ▁mar ve led ▁at ▁in ▁c aves ▁outside ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Cor into ▁and ▁C aca opera , ▁both ▁in ▁Mor az án . ▁Origin ating ▁in ▁the ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁period , ▁these ▁cave ▁paint ings ▁exhib it ▁the ▁earliest ▁traces ▁of ▁human ▁life ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ; ▁these ▁early ▁Native ▁Americans ▁people ▁used ▁the ▁cave ▁as ▁a ▁refuge , ▁Pale o ind ian ▁artists ▁created ▁cave ▁and ▁rock ▁paint ings ▁that ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁present - day ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁▁ ▁The ▁L enc as ▁later ▁occupied ▁the ▁cave ▁and ▁util ised ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁spiritual ▁place . ▁Other ▁ancient ▁pet rog lyph s ▁called ▁pied ras ▁pint adas