Volcanos

Izalco

It is located in Sonsonate, was known as the Lighthouse of the Pacific for its constant eruptions of fire in the recent past, as the sailors used it as a guide during the nights when approaching land. Interestingly, during the sixties the volcano stopped throwing flames and has since been dormant.

This volcano is very distinctive from the others by its gray color, and perfect cone. Today it is a place visited by mountaineers and climbers who enjoy its 1.910 meters of altitude above sea level to spot the far reaches of the country. 



From the top of this natural viewpoint, we can see the Santa Ana Volcano or Llamatepec north woodlands and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the mountains of Guatemala to the west. To visit the volcano Izalco reservations are recommended in the Volcanoes National Park (located in the west of the country) in ISTU.

El Boqueron

This beautiful park is situated in the crater of the volcano of San Salvador, which is within the volcanic mountains of the department of La Libertad. This amazing place is 1.6 km in diameter and 558 meters deep, reaching the second crater bottom. 

The park offers a walk through demarcated where you can appreciate the beauty of the flora cultivated in place that harmonize with pine forests that stage breathtaking views of the crater trails. 

Among the species of flora are identified as ornamentals cartridges, hydrangeas, torches, begonias and wild sultanas. Also find wildlife like armadillos, raccoons, deer, foxes, among others.

 Ilamatepec

The Santa Ana Volcano  (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large cinder cone volcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. At 2,381 metres above sea level, it is the highest volcano in the country. It is located immediately west of Coatepeque Caldera.

The volcano was the inspiration for one of the active volcanoes in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's famous French novella (The Little Prince), based on his life with his Salvadoran wifeConsuelo de Saint Exupéry, who was The Rose in the story.[citation needed]

The summit of Santa Ana features four nested calderas and volcanic craters, with the innermost containing a small crater lake. Collapse of the summit during the late Pleistocene(inferring from underlying soil samples, the upper age limit is no more than 57 000 years ago) produced a massive debris avalanche that reached the Pacific Ocean, forming the Acajutla Peninsula. Subsequent eruptions have largely rebuilt the edifice. 

There have been numerous historical eruptions since the 16th century, both at the summit and fromcinder cones on the lower flanks, and also the flank vents of San Marcelino located east of Santa Ana. The San Marcelino vents erupted in 1722 and flowed eastwards for 11 km, destroying the village of San Juan Tecpan.