commanded by Major Francisco Javier Hidalgo, who was in charge of moving the families that were in La Piñuela to El Ayote because they were threatened by the irregular army of the Contras during the Contra War. As the town grew, on weekends, people from the regions would come in large numbers to buy the necessary products that traders brought from different cities of the country.

In 1990, it was selected as the IV Enclave for the demobilization of the irregular forces that were fighting in this area. The population grew rapidly as many