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Suchitoto is widely known throughout El Salvador for its church and for its cobblestone roads. Suchitoto is one of the few areas in El Salvador where there are still cobblestone roads.

It has an excellent view of Suchitlán lake, which is an artificial lake formed in the Lempa river and the Cerrón Grande dam.

It is a very popular weekend destination for Salvadorans. It has broad cultural activities such as art galleries, cultural centers, and handcrafts.

San Ignacio is a municipality of El Salvador. Is located in the departament ofChalatenango, to a distance of 87 km. from San Salvador, and to 8 km. of the international border withHonduras.

This municipality takes his name in honor to Ignatius of Loyola. Their celebrations are from July 23 to July 31.

San Ignacio represents one of the most important points of attraction in El Salvador, thanks to his pleasant climate and beautiful mountains. There we can find the highest mountain in the country: the “Cerro El Pital” (The Pital Hill) near “Las Pilas” corner with 2730m over the sea level, where we can find a variety of fruits and vegetables nonseen in another point of the country making this place, maybe, the most important vegetables source for the country.

Suchitlan Lake
Suchitlan Lake is shared by four departments in the northern and central part of El Salvador. The quickest way to get to the lake is through the colonial town of Suchitoto.

The lake was formed during the winter of 1976, after the Power Generating Dam Cerrón Grande was built. Its name comes from the hacienda located on the rim of the Lempa River.

Different kinds of fish can be found here, most of them being artificially introduced. Among its fauna we can find: rabbits, pichiches, zarzetas, grass turtles, etc.

The extension of the lake varies according to the season; during winter it reaches 135 km. Its elevation also differs, when in summer reaches 182 m ASL, and in winter 234 m ASL, being this last one when it reaches 2150 million cubic meters of water.

Alejandro Coto a famous local film maker gave the lake its current name “Suchitlan”, which in nahuatl means “Place of the flower-bird”.

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The Lempa River (Spanish: Río Lempa) is a 422 km long river in Central America.^[2]Its sources are located in between the Sierra Madre and the Sierra del Merendón in southern Guatemala, near the town of Olopa.^[2] In Guatemala the river is called Río Olopa and flows southwards for 30.4 km before entering Honduras and changing its name to Lempa river . In Honduras it flows throughOcotepeque Department for 31.4 km, and crosses the border with El Salvador at the town of Citalá in the department of Chalatenango. The river continues its course for another 360 km in El Salvador, flowing in a generally southwards direction until it reaches the Pacific Ocean in the department ofSan Vicente.^[2][3]

Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, El Salvador, C.A.

Suchitoto is widely known throughout El Salvador for its church and for its cobblestone roads. Suchitoto is one of the few areas in El Salvador where there are still cobblestone roads.

It has an excellent view of Suchitlán lake, which is an artificial lake formed in the Lempa river and theCerrón Grande dam.

It is a very popular weekend destination for Salvadorans. It has broad cultural activities such as art galleries, cultural centers, and handcrafts.