Suchitoto is also home to Robert Broz Moran, known to all as El Gringo.

BBC: El Salvador rises from the ashes

Holding court from his eight-bed hostel, El Gringo is full of information about El Salvadorian history, politics, culture and wildlife.

BBC: El Salvador rises from the ashes

Building on the work of his mother, Carmen Broz, El Gringo runs an important educational programme that helps the poorest local children progress their schooling.

BBC: El Salvador rises from the ashes