Originally dismissed by the Salvadoran and United States governments as an invention of anti-government propaganda, the massacre was confirmed in the early 1990s through exhumation of bodies buried at the site.

[citation needed] Among the agricultural products that stand out are the basic grains, sugar cane, henequen, grass, orchard plants, bananas, cocoa, and coffee.

[citation needed] The Sapo River is an ecotourism destination whose turquoise-colored waters have their source in the heights of the north of Morazán.

[citation needed] Located at 48 kilometers (30 Miles) from San Francisco Gotera, is the municipality of Corinto and a kilometer (Mile) and a half to the northeast is located the "La Gruta del Espíritu Santo" (The Holy Spirit Grotto).

Chilanga's fireworks (cohetes de Don Ciro) are popular and famous in the entire region and part of the East of the country.