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Historically El Salvador has had diverse Native American cultures, coming from the north and south of the continent along with local populations mixed together. El Salvador belongs to both to the [[Mesoamerican region]] in the western part of the country, and to the [[Isthmo-Colombian Area]] in the eastern part of the country, where a myriad of indigenous societies have lived side by side for centuries with their unique cultures and speaking different [[indigenous languages of the Americas]] in the beginning of the [[Classic stage]].
Evidence of [[Olmec]] civilization presence in western El Salvador can be found in the ruin sites of [[Chalchuapa]] in the [[Ahuachapan]] Department on boulders in Chalchuapa portraying Omlec warriors with helmets identical to those found on the [[Olmec colossal heads]]. This suggest that the area was once an Olmec enclave, before fading away for unknown reasons. The Olmecs are believed to have lived in present-day El Salvador as early as 2000 BC in the begining of preclassic period. The 'Olmec Boulder, ' is a sculpture of a giant head found near [[Casa Blanca, El Salvador]] site in Las Victorias near Chalchuapa. "Olmecoid" figurines, such as the [[Potbelly sculpture]], have been found through this area, in fact most are described as looking primeval proto-Olmeca. In the end of middle preclassic, by 650 BC, this culture would be replaced by the Maya.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharer|first=Robert J.|title=The Prehistory of Chalchuapa, El Salvador|volume= I|year=1978|publisher=The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia}}</ref>><ref name="El Salvador Antiguas Civilizaciones">{{cite book
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