How to get from San Salvador:

is 95 in Chalatenango kms from Bus Route 125 and of this the municipality is taken on City Bus Route 542 that each Sale 2 hours, This bus goes to San Jose Cancasque, you are 6 kms de Potonico.

1-Beginning

In the pre-Columbian Lenca Potonico was a very flourishing city and the highest population density in the area of ​​the present department of Chalatenango. In poton language the name means: "Stone language", It comes from poton, language, language, language; i, of; and eo, stone.

Colonial: The people of Potonico fell within the sphere of action of the great Lempira, chief of pyre, and as feudatory people took participation in the formidable insurrection 1537. In 1550 its population was about 1,750 people. No one knows why or what causes became extinct primitive era Potonico. . In 1807, as the mayor Mayor Don Antonio Gutierrez y Ulloa, Potonico was just a farm, Extension ten horses and property of Jose Orellana, party in Chalatenango.

2-Subsequent events

According to traditional accounts, Potonico village was erected again in the year of 1826. The new municipality was incorporated into the district of Chalatenango, department of San Salvador. The 22 May 1835 became part of. department of Cuscatlan. In the Act 18 February 1841, figure form with a solo Cancasque canton election. The 14 February 1855 joined the department of Chalatenango. In 1890 had 1,270 Population souls.

The 23 June 1884, was completed the construction of its colonial church land was donated by The Don Petronila Escobar

3-Place names

It means: "Stone language", It comes from poton, language, language, language; i, of; and eo, stone.

Department:

Chalatenango

Phone Hall:

2354-6066 / 2354-6138

Address Mayor:

Barrio El Centro

E-mail:

alcaldiapotonico@yahoo.com

Date of Foundation:

Origin Columbian

Patron:

Immaculate Conception

Patronal Feast:

The 17 to the 27 February

Extension:

The municipality has an area of 37.73 km2 of which at least 40% part of the reservoir is bordered on the north Cerrón Grande with the municipalities of San Miguel de Mercedes and San Antonio Los Ranchos on the east side of San José Cabañas Cancasque southwest with the municipality of Jutiapa and southeast by the Municipality of Cinquera and west and northeast . The municipality has 1586 people, its main activities are agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Highlight the waste management system that manages the municipal solid, I bet a lot to recycling and the processing of the waste to organic fertilizer.

Attractive Tourist Cultural:

The jump Gualeza, and Lookout Mountain in Canton El Alto

The Municipality has a highly scenic landscape, where there are places near and far both the municipality and Camping, Point adjustments for gazebo is the Cerritón of El Alto, Canton Montañita which is accessed by the municipality of San Antonio Los Ranchos, another attraction is La Presa Cerrón Large, Likewise tourists visit the crafts and other services Potonico.

Other local attractions include The Jump Gualeza, Ruins as Santa Teresa Communities affected by the reservoir and Corral de Piedra by The War. The Monte Redondo Canton offers panoramic views and rurality. It is characteristic of this people that in each there is a crypt dedicated swept a Virgin. On the working artisan crafts with paper made of Water Hyacinth, very abundant in the reservoir Cerrón Grande. His Church also is an attractive Colonial is a temple dating from 1884; has two waterfalls in the gorges, Gualeza and Yancunque, although these are only winter.

As operators are already mobilizing Ecomayantours this county groups, via Chalatenango (2010) and they are offering as a tourist product, in fact appears Galleries Potonico Church (June 2011: http://www.ecomayantours.com/imagenes). Signaling Cerrón Large Dam and San Miguel de Mercedes (CORSATUR-2011)