Western El Salvador
Western El Salvador is a region of the country that is mostly rural, with colonial mountain villages, coffee plantations, and towering volcanoes.
Cities
Other destinations
- 🌍 Cihuatán - large Mayan archaeological site
- 🌍 El Boqueron National Park - site of San Salvador Volcano
- 🌍 Los Volcanes National Park - park with two volcanoes
- 🌍 El Imposible National Park - mountain scenery, wildlife, seclusion
- 🌍 Joya de Ceren - Mayan village covered by volcanic lava flow, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site - 🌍 Montecristo National Park - mountain rainforests, part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- 🌍 San Diego and San Felipe Las Barras National Park
- 🌍 Cerro El Pital - highest mountain in El Salvador
- 🌍 Tazumal - Mayan archaeological site
Itineraries
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 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.