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EL SALVADOR 2016 – other cities, volcanos, mountains, beaches, maya ruins

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This thread is about other places and cities then San Salvador (that has a separate thread).
ABOUT El Salvador:
Population: 6 377 000
Continent: North America (Central America)
Area: 21041 km²
Capital: San Salvador
Language: Spanish
Independence from Spain: 1821
Independence from Mexico: 1823

El Salvador is the smallest but still the most densely populated country in Central America (6.3 million inh. on 21041 km²). So it is a small country, with a coast to the Pacific Ocean in the south, but it has much to offer; High green mountains, several active volcanos, deserted amazing beaches, beautiful lakes and historic maya archeological sites attract visitors. The capital, San Salvador (pop 1.7 million with suburbs) might not be charming but is a huge metropolis with much to offer. The coast, especially Costa del Sol and the town of La Libertad has good beaches, very popular for surfers.
Santa Ana, the second largest city, and the 3rd largest, San Miguel are popular cities with stunning colourful colonial buildings. In small towns and villages you find charming native markets with cheap souvenirs and colonial churches. Ruta de las Flores is a popular road and tourist area where one can find charming villages, green mountains, nice hotels and restaurants and cafés with private gardens. It is a must to visit Ruta de la Flores, the Coatepeque volcano lake, San Salvador Volcano (Quezaltepec) -or Santa Ana volcano, and the historical core of the capital, San Salvador when in El Salvador. The ancient mayan town Tazumal with its pyramid, the beaches of Costa del Sol, some small towns like Ataco and Apaneca, and Santa Ana, are also highly recommended. Pupusa, beans and chicken are traditional dishes that are recommended to try. There is also much American influence in El Salvador, you will find American fastfood chains, stores and even signs in American. The currency is even, since 2001, US dollar! But don't expect everyone to speak English. Only some people, mostly in the cities, can speak English. The Spanish is also quite different from national Spanish.
The climate is hot and humid all year round. Due to a long civil war, several severe earthquakes, poverty, threat of zika virus, bad roads and public transport, plus one of the world's highest crime rates, many people might be put off to visit El Salvador. Many roads are in very bad condition, especially on the countryside, and many people are very poor, many cars look like wrecks, but you will also see modern roads, ultra luxorious mega malls, large houses and new cars, especially in the capital. And there are many areas, gated community guarded by policemen with machine guns, were you will feel safe, at least if you don't disturb the order. El Salvador can be a very noisy country sometimes, you will hear (and probably be disturbed by) crackers 24 hours a day for some months in the summer and winter (even in residential areas), night guards with whistles noisy chickens and mobile street salesmen in the early morning!
I had the opportunity to visit El Salvador (that means the Saviour in Spanish) in August 2016, since I could stay at friends' places and their relatives private houses. We rent a mini van and drove around. We didn't experience any of these difficulties mentioned, nor did it feel dangerous, and many parts were a lot more modern then expected. The only mishap that happened was a flat tire on a mountain road in Ruta del Flores. The traditional food is also very good, very underrated! You can also find dishes from all around the world. We used San Salvador and Santa Tecla as a base for our day trips. We flew to San Salvador from Copenhagen, via San José, Costa Rica, with Iberia and Avianca. The places we visited, are the ones represented in the thumbnail links further above.
HISTORY OF EL SALVADOR:
El Salvador was for centuries inhabited by several Mesoamerican nations, especially the Cuzcatlecs, as well as the Lenca and Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. In 1821, the country achieved independence from Spain as part of the First Mexican Empire, only to further secede as part of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Upon the republic's dissolution in 1841, El Salvador became sovereign until forming a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.
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We also made a 2.5 half day trip to Guatemala City, about 7 hours by the cheap luxury bus Pullmantur (a very good, safe comfortable and luxorious yet not expensive bus company) from San Salvador, that will be featured in a separate thread.

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LAGO DE COATEPEQUE:

Lago de Coatepeque is a lake that has been created in the crater of a volcano. The lake is situated in the Santa Ana department, just South of the city of Santa Ana (the country's second largest city). It is a very beautiful place to dwell. Coatepeque means "at the snake hill" in the native language Nahuatl. There is an island called Teopan, that was an important Mayan site. There are hot springs near the lake.

There are several restaurants to chose between on piers right above the lake, and in the mountains above the lake. They offer fine food (and a bit too loud live music for diining), are cheap and you get generous portions and drinks. We tried the restaurant La Octava Maravilla, built right above the lake. This area has a good standard in general and is an amazing place to visit, but straydogs, bad roads and disastrous public restrooms drag down the overall feeling. But this stunning natural beauty is still another proof that El Salvador is underrated as a tourist destination. During our visit, a miraculous light could be seen, due to heavy rain on the other side of the river.
Lago de Coatepeque 30 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Lago de Coatepeque 28 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Lago de Coatepeque 22 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Amazing rain light from the volcano lake!

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COSTA DEL SOL

Costa del Sol, is, like its more famous namne in Spain, a coastal area with amazing beaches along the Pacific Ocean. But unlike its Spanish counterpart, this area in the La Paz department of El Salvador it is not touristy at all. The coastline is extremely beautiful with its surrounding hills and mountains, high palms, and wide long, untouched white beaches but it is very undeveloped. There are very few people on the beaches, only a few hotels, very few stores, and almost no restaurants at all can be found. On top of that the area is very rundown with neglect buildings, roads and cottages in bad shape. The area is situated just about one hour southeast by car from San Salvador, but despite the proximity to the capital there are not many people on the beaches, as mentioned. Probably because there are only one rundown, small road with a lots of holes and drifting cattle (that takes a additional hour to drive this short distance), ironically called Boulevard Costa del Sol. You cannot reach the beach without entering one of the cottages or hotels, because a huge, neglect wall, hides and blocks the sea from the road.
The service is often unfriendly and everything from buildings to public toilets are in bad shape. Desite the good location next to the sea, and the fact that some rich people have walled properties at the beach, mostly pour people and stray dogs live there. There are plans to develop the area, with money from American companies, and build hotels and roads. Let's hope that will happen, otherwise it will be hard to attract more international tourists there! The town of La Libertad seems more popular, because it is a popular surfing destination.
If you rent a cottage, the staff can be really rude, especially if you ask for "luxuries" like a working toilet (the lack of water is a big problem in the country), and the service non existence. But if you stick to one of the few large hotels, everything will work out just fine, just like in any modern hotel around the world. That said, it is still highly recommended to visit the Costa del Sol area if you are in El Salvador, but only stick to the hotels and stay there, and rent a good car to get there via the bumpy road. The waves are really high, so the beach is often flagged red. So it is a good place to surf, but can be really dangerous to swim. As long as you are prepared to all the discomforts, Costa del Sol is a really beautiful, undiscovered place where you get a good value for money.
We stayed for a few days at the 4-star Hotel Pacific Paradise. It was a good hotel right next to the beach with only 3 floors. It was not the most modern one but it had large rooms with working AC, a decent breakfast, good diner including free drinks, nice palms and large pool areas. The small lobby looked a bit spartanous though. Some international tourists stayed at this hotel during our visit.

(Sorry for the bad quality on some pictures, they were taken from a car window on a very bumpy road.)

Costa del Sol 35 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

Costa del Sol 39 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

Costa del Sol 36 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

Costa del Sol 34 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Private cottage village.

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SANTA ANA
- Parque Libertad, Catedral de Santa Ana, Teatro de Santa Ana, Palacio Municipal

Population: 275 000
Department: Santa Ana
Founded: Independent from Sonsonate in 1824
Elevation: 665m
Tallest building: Cathedral of Santa Ana

Santa Ana is the second largest city of El Salvador. It is situated in the West part of the country, close to the border to Guatemala. In the vicitniy you find the Santa Ana volcano, Ruta de la Flores, Tazumal (Mayan pyramids) and many other attractions. Santa Ana is known for its coffee bean industry. The city is not very developed, and feels much smaller then it is, like the center of small villages that grown together. But around Parque Libertad, the square that is the heart of the city, there are several beautiful structures in colourful heritage style. The most significant of them is the Cathedral, Catedral de Santa Ana. It was built in 1906 and features a splendid white gothic facade. The cathedral is probably the most beautiful in the whole country (more beautiful then the one in San Salvador). Santa Ana is a very religious catholic city, and has a lot of other churches as well.
Teatro de Santa Ana, the Theatre, is a beautiful light green heritage building from 1910, just at Parque Libertad. Palacio Municipal, a yellow heritage building with columns, also at Parque Libertad, is the City Hall of Santa Ana. Santa Ana also features a few musuems, a small zoological park and a Palestian mosque.
The Metrocentro in the outskirts is the largest shopping mall, and probably the most modern building in Santa Ana.
Be careful, avoid to walk around after dark, not only because the high risk of robbery, but also because many pavements are in a very bad conditions, with 10cm deep holes.
It is more safe to walk on the road, when the traffic is not too busy. However the roads in Santa Ana and other major cities, are much better then on the countryside and in small towns and villages.
We visited the city briefly, for less then an hour, enough to walk around the square, see the main sights and visit the cathedral. It is considered an important tourist destination, but there are not many hotels in the city and the inhabitants look very surprised when they see foreign tourists.

Santa Ana 19 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
The cathedral in Santa Ana is in my opinion the most beautiful in El Salvador.

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Santa Ana 45 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
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Parque Libertad is the name of the main square of Santa Ana, just like in San Salvador. Here is where you find the most beautiful and important buildings.
Santa Ana 12 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

Santa Ana 11 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
The theatre, Teatro de Santa Ana.

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Santa Ana 61 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Santa Ana 08 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Santa Ana 59 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Santa Ana 16 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Santa Ana 07 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Parque Libertad.
Santa Ana 58 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Santa Ana 06 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
The theatre, Teatro de Santa Ana.
Santa Ana 05 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Palacio Municipal, the City Hall.
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Santa Ana 62 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Backside of Palacio Municipal.
Santa Ana 15 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Santa Ana 13 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Palacio Municipal, the City Hall

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OUTSKIRTS OF SANTA ANA:

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The entrance to the city.

Santa Ana 04 by Nightsky, on Flickr
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TAZUMAL:

Tazumal is a pre-Columbian archeological site with ancient Mayan ruins in the small town Chalchuapa, near Santa Ana. The most siginificant structure is a pyramid. Compared to the Mayan pyramids in Mexico and Guatemala it might not look impressive, but still interesting enough, especially for western tourists who never experienced Maya culture before. This earliest artifacts from this ancient Mayan village is from the 8th century AD, but its history and age remains unsure.
Just before the early classic period, the construction of Tazumal was interrupted by the erupted Ilopango volcano. Around 250-600 construction resumed, and until year 900 AD, Tazumal was an important ceremonial complex. The Tazumal complex was excavated and restored by archaeologist Stanley Boggs in the 1940s and 50s. All the buildings in the complex face west. It features a Mesoamerican ballcourt and many burials. The site has links to Chichen Itza and Tula in Mexico and Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala.
There is also a small museum about Mayan culture, in a separate building, with displays of Mayan sculptures and other belongings. Unfortunately the informationis only in Spanish, and it doesn't tell much about the history, only about the current site.

Tazumal 12 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Tazumal 24 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
View of surroundings.

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Tazumal 37 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

TAZUMAL MUSEUM:
Tazumal 29 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

Tazumal 39 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Tazumal 43 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Aerial photo from the museum.

Tazumal 44 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Tazumal 48 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr

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Maya sculptures in the museum.
Tazumal 58 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Ancient stone at the entrance.

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MORE FROM THE TAZUMAL RUINS:

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CHALCHUAPA:

Chalchuapa (population 72 000) is a small neglect town where the Tazumal is situated, as well as 4 other ceremonial centers. It feels more like a large village then a city. But it is a great tourist attraction. The area around Tazumal is filled with markets that feature Maya souvenirs, churches and other rundown buildings. When we headed towards our car, we got stuck in the middle of some kind of death festival, surely a surrealistic feeling, that was interesting!

Chalchuapa 08 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 07 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 06 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Chalchuapa 04 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 03 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 02 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 11 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 10 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Chalchuapa 09 by Nightsky, on Flickr
This was some death festival in Chalchuapa, right outside the maya ruins!

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LA LIBERTAD:

Population: 36 000
Department: La Libertad

La Libertad is the capital of the La Libertad department, and is situated on coastal area with amazing beaches along the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the main tourist destinations of El Salvador. La Libertad has nice, white beaches and an important port, El Puerto de La Libertad. Beautiful hills with expensive houses surround it. It is the surfing capital of El Salvador, and attracts many foreign tourists for surfing. The boardwalk beach promenade is modern with curvy, colourful benches. Along the boardwalk there are nice restaurants and an amphitheater. There is a long pier that begins at the boardwalk and is built above the sea, with seafood markets that sell fish and souvenirs. There are also craft shops. The pier was completed in 2010. The port was the first one in El Salvador. It has now lost its commercial importance, since two larger ports have been constructed, but is popular for tourism and fishing.
The town itself is a bit neglect and dull, all that attracts tourists are concentrated to the sea. According to my guide book the city is known for surfing and drug dealing, something we didn't noticed. The town of La Libertad is very close to San Salvador's airport, and less then one hour by car from the capital. We made a half daytrip by car to La Libertad to visit a fishing restaurant at the boardwalk, that featured beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. We also made brief visit to the beach.

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SAN SALVADOR VOLCANO - Quetzaltepec
- Boquerón Volcano Valley

San Salvador, the capital, is situated in the Boquerón Volcano Valley. The highest volcano is Quetzaltepec, or the San Salvador Volcano, that can be seen from almost all over the city and still has seismic activity. It is situated just West of San Salvador, and is part of the bordering La Libertad department. Part of it is situated in Santa Tecla. The highest point is situated at a height of 1 893m above the sea. Several TV and radio antennas are situated on the Picacho peaks above the crater. The highest peak, El Picacho, is situated at en elevation of 1,96km. The volcano is a famous symbol of San Salvador, but an eruption can lead to a catastrophic devastation of the city! The most recent eruption was in 1917. Before this eruption there was a lagoon inthe crater! The Boqueron edifice was formed 700-1000 years ago.
We drow up through narrow, steep, curvy roads up to the top of the volcano, Parque el Boqueron, that has a museum about the vegetation and lots of vegetation. From there, steep stairs lead upwards to a viewing point. Right above it are all tall TV masts. There are fancy restaurants with amazing views, along the way to the top of the volcno, like La Pampa el Volcan that we visited in the late evening and Plaza Volcan.

Quetzaltepec from West San Salvador 02 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
San Salvador volcano from the city.

VIEWS FROM THE VOLCANO:

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San Salvador west suburbs from the volcano
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Views from Quetzaltepec 04 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Views from Quetzaltepec 02 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Views from Quetzaltepec 11 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Views from Quetzaltepec 10 by worldtravelimages.net, on Flickr
Views from Quetzaltepec 07 by Nightsky, on Flickr


QUETZALTEPEC, LOOKING DOWN THE CRATER, views of the mountians:

Quetzaltepec 22 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Quetzaltepec 16 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 15 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 21 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 18 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 13 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 09 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Quetzaltepec 07 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 04 by Nightsky, on Flickr
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Quetzaltepec 45 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 44 by Nightsky, on Flickr

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Quetzaltepec 42 by Nightsky, on Flickr
This mast os the highest structure, all over El Salvador!
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ROAD TO THE VOLCANO NEAR SAN SALVADOR:

Quetzaltepec 01 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Quetzaltepec 54 by Nightsky, on Flickr
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ZACATECOLUCA:

Population: 66 000
Department: La Paz
Founded: 1852
Elevation: 149m

This page is about our very brief visit to Zacatecoluca, the capital of the La Paz department. This midsized city is situated in the middle part of El Salvador, East of San Salvador. Santa Lucia Cathedral, or Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Pobresa, a beautiful tall white catholic church, is the most central building in the city. The old Santa Lucia church was torn down to build a supermarket (due to bad economy)! At the main square, Parque José Simeon Cañas, there are also impressive sculptures and monuments, trees and palms.

There is a nice water park in the outskirts of the city, called Ichanmichen. Here visitors can swim with fishes, that eat from their skin to prevent skin diseases. During our visit, a guy was arrested, nothing too dramatic though! The city is close to the San Vicente Volcano.

Zacatecoluca 14 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Zacatecoluca 08 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Zacatecoluca 11 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Zacatecoluca 09 by Nightsky, on Flickr

Zacatecoluca 07 by Nightsky, on Flickr
Zacatecoluca 06 by Nightsky, on Flickr

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Zacatecoluca 01 by Nightsky, on Flickr

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ICHENMICHEN WATER PARK, ZACATECOLUCA:

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Ichanmichen water park 07 by Nightsky, on Flickr
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