▁X in ca ▁people , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁X ink a , ▁are ▁a ▁non - May an ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁of ▁Mes o amer ica , ▁with ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁near ▁its ▁border . ▁The ▁X ink a ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁western ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁pred ating ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁May a ▁and ▁the ▁P ip il . ▁The ▁X in ca ▁eth nic ▁group ▁became ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁M est izo ▁process . ▁▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ▁has ▁two ▁May a ▁groups , ▁the ▁Po q om am ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ' ort i ' ▁people . ▁The ▁Po q om am ▁are ▁a ▁May a ▁people ▁in ▁western ▁El ▁Salvador ▁near ▁its ▁border . ▁Their ▁ind igen ous ▁language ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁Po q om am . ▁The ▁Ch ' ort i ' ▁people ▁( altern atively , ▁Ch ' ort i ' ▁May a ▁or ▁Ch ort i ) ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁May a ▁pe op les , ▁who ▁primarily ▁res ide ▁in ▁communities ▁and ▁towns ▁of ▁northern ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁The ▁May a ▁once ▁domin ated ▁the ▁entire ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁er u ption ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁il op ango ▁super ▁vol cano . ▁May an ▁ru ins ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁conser ved ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁and ▁artifact s ▁such ▁as ▁May a ▁cer am ics ▁Mes o amer ican ▁writing ▁systems ▁Mes