▁to ▁describe ▁themselves ▁as ▁such ▁( in ▁census ▁declarations ▁for ▁example ) ▁or ▁to ▁wear ▁ind igen ous ▁dress ▁or ▁be ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁any ▁cultural ▁activities ▁or ▁custom s ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁ind igen ous . ▁Depart ments ▁and ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁notable ▁ind igen ous ▁populations ▁include ▁S ons on ate ▁( es pecially ▁Iz al co , ▁N ahu iz al co , ▁and ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo ), ▁C aca opera , ▁and ▁Pan ch imal co , ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁San ▁Salvador . ▁ ▁White ▁Salvador ans ▁ ▁Some ▁ 1 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁Salvador ans ▁are ▁white . ▁This ▁population ▁is ▁mostly ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁eth n ically ▁Spanish ▁people , ▁while ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁Salvador ans ▁of ▁French , ▁German , ▁Swiss , ▁English , ▁Irish , ▁and ▁Italian ▁descent . ▁In ▁northern ▁depart ments ▁like ▁the ▁Chal aten ango ▁Department , ▁it ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁of ▁pure ▁Spanish ▁descent ; ▁The ▁governor ▁of ▁San ▁Salvador , ▁Francisco ▁Luis ▁H é ctor ▁de ▁Car onde let , ▁ordered ▁families ▁from ▁northern ▁Spain ▁( G al icia ▁and ▁Ast ur ias ) ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁to ▁work ▁the ▁land ; ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁to ▁see ▁people ▁with ▁bl ond ▁hair , ▁fair ▁skin , ▁and ▁blue ▁or ▁green ▁eyes ▁in ▁municipal ities ▁like ▁D ul ce ▁Nom