In 1993 UNESCO named Joya de Cerén as El Salvador‘s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s located in the Zapotitán Valley and sandwiched by the country’s two largest cities. In the department of La Libertad, it’s 29 kilometers (18 miles) south of Santa Ana and 33.5 kilometers (20.8 miles) north of San Salvador. The site […]
Volcan Santa Ana (or Santa Ana Volcano) is the highest elevation in El Salvador, with an altitude of 2,381 meters (7,812 feet). Found just outside the city, this volcano is in the department of the same name, Santa Ana, in northern El Salvador. Just 43 kilometers (26.7 miles) from the downtown area, this large stratovolcano […]
Santa Ana is a city known for its volcanoes and agriculture, making it of grave importance to both locals and tourists alike. It’s a city surrounded by mountains and hills that are covered in coffee and food plantations, known as “fincas” in Spanish. The city center is only a short drive from the Guatemalan border […]
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