Joya de Cerén

La Libertad Department · El Salvador

Joya de Cerén, El Salvador
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to April
Budget
$
Coordinates
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Often called the Pompeii of the Americas, this Maya farming village was buried and preserved by a volcanic eruption. Everyday houses, gardens, and tools reveal ordinary life rarely seen at grander sites.

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