[3] With the name and its location in the middle of Lenca former territory, there is no doubt the Lenca people were in Anamorós before the Spanish, but Jorge Larde y Larin (from El Salvador´s Ministry of Culture) claims it was not really a village or town prior to Spanish Conquest, saying such a thing was not mentioned in the ancient chronicles.

[4] Between January 1980 and July 1991, El Salvador was in a civil war, fought between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and the FMLN front guerrillas.

[16] El Salvador post war era was marked with a rejuvenation of democracy and government reformation,[17] but it also paved way for organized crime.

The ruling parties (that were once the civil war factions) were unable to deal with the gangs terrorizing inside and outside the country.

[20] Following a sudden increase in gang violence in March 2022, Bukele and the Legislative Assembly declared a one-month emergency regime, suspending constitutional rights and relaxing the rules for making arrests.

[22] Tourism has increased, and now the city awaits the announced project of a new airport in the department of La Unión,[23] whereas before the nearest international airports were in San Salvador (the only one in El Salvador, but on the opposite side of the country), or Tegucigalpa, Honduras (technically closer to Anamorós but in a different country).

The Fiestas Patronales (patron saint festivities) of Anamorós are celebrated from the 10th to 16 August in honor of the Virgin of Asunción.

When the snake passed under the hill, the Anamorós Indian killed it with a poisoned arrow, dividing his body in two.

[25] The municipality is divided into 8 cantons (a rural administrative division) and 84 hamlets, which are: The industry in the city is varied.