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Museum of the Revolution, Perquín: A Visitor’s Guide

Museum of the Revolution, Perquín: A Visitor’s Guide

Museum of the Revolution, Perquín: ex-guerrilla guides, a downed helicopter, ~$2 entry, hours, the El...

Lake Ilopango: Crater Lake, Diving, and Real Prices

Lake Ilopango: Crater Lake, Diving, and Real Prices

Lake Ilopango explained: how the caldera formed near San Salvador, the corrected 431 CE eruption,...

Joya de Cerén: Is the ‘Pompeii of the Americas’ Worth It?

Joya de Cerén: Is the ‘Pompeii of the Americas’ Worth It?

Joya de Cerén is El Salvador's only UNESCO site: a buried Maya village. Get the...

Tazumal: El Salvador’s Tallest Pyramid (Worth a Half-Day)

Tazumal: El Salvador’s Tallest Pyramid (Worth a Half-Day)

Tazumal is El Salvador's tallest Maya pyramid: $5 entry, open Tue–Sun near Santa Ana. What to see, how to get there, and if it's worth...

Café Albania Apaneca: Worth a Half-Day, Not a Trip

Café Albania Apaneca: Worth a Half-Day, Not a Trip

Café Albania Apaneca: real prices, the rainbow slide and maze, hours, how to get there on the Ruta de las Flores, and whether it's worth...

Suchitoto: El Salvador’s Colonial Town, Day Trip or Stay

Suchitoto: El Salvador’s Colonial Town, Day Trip or Stay

Suchitoto sits 29 miles from San Salvador — plan the bus, Los Tercios, Lake Suchitlán boat tours, indigo, and where to stay, day trip or...

Sunset Park El Salvador: 5 Rides and a $3 Ferris Wheel

Sunset Park El Salvador: 5 Rides and a $3 Ferris Wheel

Sunset Park El Salvador is a free-entry, 5-ride oceanfront park in La Libertad — real prices, hours, how to get there, and whether it's worth...

BINAES Library: The $54M Gift With a Catch

BINAES Library: The $54M Gift With a Catch

BINAES Library: El Salvador's free, 24/7 national library, built with China's $54M. What's inside, how to visit, and the controversy guides skip.

Things to Do in San Salvador (and What to Skip)

Things to Do in San Salvador (and What to Skip)

Things to do in San Salvador, honestly scoped: a safe 2-3 day base for El Boquerón, El Rosario, pupusas and day trips — plus costs...

Things to Do in El Pital: El Salvador’s Coldest Peak

Things to Do in El Pital: El Salvador’s Coldest Peak

Things to do in El Pital: hike El Mojon at 8,957 ft, cross Piedra Rajada's bridges, and camp in El Salvador's coldest cloud forest.