Suchitoto and La Palma, El Salvador
July 17th 2006 Intro to Suchitoto Suchitoto, 47km north of San Salvador, is a great little town with colonial buildings and cobblestone streets. A cultural capital during the heyday of the indigo trade, it is now experiencing something of an arts revival. Suchitoto overlooks the Embalse Cerron Grande, also known as Lago Suchitlan, a reservior for hydroelectric power made by damming the Rio Lempa.
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