What does cincahuite mean?

What is cincahuite? It’s a question we hear often and is a word commonly used only in the Jiquilisco Bay area.

A cincahuite is a white mangrove tree, a tree that is very important both ecologically and historically.

Listen to José Vásquez, one of the founder of the Asociación Cincahuite describe the importance of the tree and why they chose it as the name to represent the organization.

EducationAsociacion Cincahuitemangroves, jiquilisco bay, el salvador, puerto parada, white mangrove, ecology, usulután, bahía de jiquilisco