Izalco (volcano)

Sonsonate Department · El Salvador

Izalco (volcano), El Salvador
Photo: Angela Rucker, USAID, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to April for clear views and dry footing on the scree
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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A near-perfect black cone that erupted almost continuously for two centuries, earning the nickname Lighthouse of the Pacific from sailors who steered by its glow. Today a steep guided scramble from Cerro Verde descends a saddle and climbs bare volcanic scree to the crater.

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