The portion of the ''Cordillera del Bálsamo'' ''(Balsam Mountain Range)'' that sits in the Municipality has an average elevation of  above sea level. The ''Cordillera del Bálsamo'' is named after the Myroxylon balsamum tree, one of two species of Central American and South American trees in the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae). The tree, often called ''Quina'' or ''Bálsamo'', is well known in the western world as the source of Balsam of Peru and Tolu balsam. El Salvador is the main exporter of these resins, which are still extracted manually.