ðə tˈaʊn wʌz ˈoʊnli kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi vˈaɪə pˈeɪvd ɹˈoʊdz ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ænd mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl jˈuːs ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlən sˈɛl fˈoʊnz ɪf ðeɪ jˈuːz fˈoʊnz æɾ ˈɔːl, bɪkˈʌz ðə mˈɛksɪkən nˈɛtwɜːk dʌznˌɑːt ɹˈiːtʃ hˈɪɹ.
The town was only connected to the rest of the country via paved roads in the mid-1990s, and most people use Guatemalan cell phones if they use phones at all, because the Mexican network does not reach here.