The municipality borders the Goascorán River.
The river divides El Salvador and Honduras and serves as
the borderline in El Salvador's eastern part of the country.
The villa itself runs into the river. There is no bridge connecting
the municipality to Honduras. The villa used to be known as "Saco".
There are paved roads that lead from the nearest big city of
Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión. The "fiestas patronales"
are in the first week of January.[citation needed]
Had the highest percent of remittances in El Salvador in 2005.
