Western El Salvador Voyage Tips and guide

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

Map of Western El Salvador

• 13.697597-89.1911561 San Salvador
• 13.589767-89.8297642 Acajutla
• 13.923389-89.8462943 Ahuachapan
• 13.858822-89.8039814 Apaneca
• 14.041356-88.9394115 Chalatenango
• 13.497756-89.4407396 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
• 13.673722-89.28859713 Santa Tecla
• 13.720614-89.72748614 Sonsonate
• 13.936692-89.02593615 Suchitoto

• 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
• San Diego and San Felipe Las Barras National Park
• 14.383333-89.1166677 Cerro El Pital - highest mountain in El Salvador
• 13.979556-89.6744178 Tazumal - Mayan archaeological site

• Ruta de las Flores

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.

San Salvador international airport (SAL ^IATA) is the main gateway to the region with a number of flights from Central and North America, South America and one place in Europe: Madrid. The modern airport is a focus destination for Volaris and a hub for Avianca. Its location in the middle of Central American makes it a common transfer point from cities throughout the region as well as major hubs in North and South America.

• Eastern El Salvador
• Honduras
• Guatemala