These are a few guides and tips to help you along before you arrive in the mission field. This is where we tell you all those things you won't find in popular travel guides or backpacking guides. In our Guide to Healthy Living we explain some of the more common and popular old wives tales of El Salvador that the locals will swear by but... well... decide for yourself. Caliche is the local slang. You won't be speaking a whole lot of it on the mission, but you'll pick it up form the kids. We also go over some of the more popular (and less popular) dishes of the region, and finally we finish with just some miscellaneous tidbits to help you along.