A country · 49 places · 9 regions
El Salvador, all of it.
49 curated places across 9 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Santa Ana Department, San Salvador Department, Sonsonate Department and Ahuachapán Department — read below as chapters, with 5 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Santa Ana Department · 9 places
Santa Ana Department
The highest volcano in El Salvador, climbed on a guided morning hike to a crater rim overlooking a steaming turquoise acid lake. The route through farmland and dry forest is short enough for most reasonably fit visitors, with Lake Coatepeque spread out below.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · San Salvador Department · 8 places
San Salvador Department
A small town beneath towering cliffs that retains a strong Indigenous Pipil identity and a much-photographed colonial church. Its flower-petal processions are a highlight of the local calendar.
✦ November to April · $
Chapter III · Sonsonate Department · 6 places
Sonsonate Department
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.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Ahuachapán Department · 5 places
Ahuachapán Department
A highland coffee town on the Ruta de las Flores known for the vivid murals covering its adobe walls and a weekend craft scene spilling through cobbled lanes. Cool mountain air and surrounding plantations invite slow wandering between cafes and viewpoints.
✦ November to February, when coffee flowers and cool weather peak · $
Regions of El Salvador
Every place in El Salvador
