Western El Salvador

Western El Salvador is a region of El Salvador. It is mostly rural with colonial mountain villages, coffee plantations, and towering volcanoes.

Cities

Map of Western El Salvador

13.698964-89.1914281 San Salvador
13.589767-89.8297642 Acajutla
13.923389-89.8462943 Ahuachapan
13.858822-89.8039814 Apaneca
14.041356-88.9394115 Chalatenango
13.494411-89.4400766 El Zonte
13.843197-89.7464757 Juayúa
13.488806-89.3191428 La Libertad
13.779189-89.7372979 Nahuizalco
13.829922-89.75756710 Salcoatitán
13.959058-88.97201111 San Luis del Carmen
13.994744-89.55660812 Santa Ana
13.674269-89.28804413 Santa Tecla
13.720614-89.72748614 Sonsonate
13.936692-89.02593615 Suchitoto

Other destinations

13.981206-89.1650691 Cihuatán - large Mayan archaeological site
13.733333-89.2833332 El Boqueron National Park - site of San Salvador Volcano
13.82044-89.647033 Los Volcanes National Park - park with two volcanoes
13.841667-89.95754 El Imposible National Park - mountain scenery, wildlife, seclusion
13.827494-89.3561585 Joya de Ceren - Mayan village covered by volcanic lava flow, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
14.39-89.396 Montecristo National Park - mountain rainforests, part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
14.2675-90.46977 San Diego and San Felipe Las Barras National Park
14.383333-89.1166678 Cerro El Pital - highest mountain in El Salvador
13.979556-89.6744179 Tazumal - Mayan archaeological site

Itineraries

Ruta de las Flores

Understand

This region is bounded by Guatemala to the West, Honduras to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the South. It includes the departments of Ahuachapán, Cabañas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlán, La Libertad, La Paz, San Salvador, Santa Ana, and Usulután.

This is a mountainous region with many volcanoes. It is encompassed in a region that geologists refer to as the Central America Volcanic Arc, which stretches along the Pacific Coast of Central America from Mexico to Panama. Several of the volcanoes are popular backcountry areas for hikers and naturalists and are accessible via national parks in the region.

Get in

San Salvador international airport (SAL^IATA) is the main gateway to the region with a number of flights to destinations in Central and North America as well as some destinations in Europe. The modern airport is a focus destination for Volaris and a hub for Avianca. It's location in the middle of Central American makes it an ideal transfer point to cities throughout the region as well as to major hubs in North and South America.

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