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El Salvador

10 places in El Salvador, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Pictured: Joya de Cerén

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RegionCentral America

CapitalSan Salvador

Places written10

Categories covered3 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in El Salvador - what is polite and what is not →

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CurrencyUS dollar (USD)

LanguagesSpanish

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (5) Landmarks & history (4) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Joya de Cerén

La Libertad

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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national park

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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archaeological site

Joya de Cerén

La Libertad

old town

Suchitoto

Cuscatlan

archaeological site

Tazumal

Santa Ana

old town

The Ruta de las Flores

Ahuachapán and Sonsonate

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Salvadoran Cuisine

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El Salvador

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Joya de Cerén

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

El Imposible National Park

El Tunco and the Surf Coast

El Zonte

Lake Coatepeque

Santa Ana Volcano and Lake Coatepeque

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Joya de Cerén

Suchitoto

Tazumal

The Ruta de las Flores

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Salvadoran Cuisine

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