El Salvador

If there is one activity you should do when visiting Santa Ana, it is trekking up El Salvador’s highest volcano. Santa Ana is the highest volcano in the country, standing at 2,381 metres (7,812 feet) above sea level, but not all are afraid of making the hike. One thing is certain, El Salvador is full of volcanoes, and when exploring Santa Ana, you must not forget visiting one of the best landscapes you will ever encounter.

Cerro Verde National Park is also known as Los Volcanos National Park. Another incredible site in the country, located in Ruta de las Flores, is this little bit of an adventure park. Spend the weekend exploring villages on the Ruta de las Flores, one of the best places to visit in El Salvador.

The Ruta de las Flores is a popular weekend destination for urban residents of San Salvador and Santa Ana, and there are lots of food markets and crafts for you to enjoy. Nestled in the western highlands of the country, the Ruta de las Flores is a favourite spot for people looking to experience a rural side to El Salvador. Hiking the Ruta de las Flores The Ruta de las Flores is a route in Flores is a popular day hike from San Salvador, and can visit small Colonial towns and villages, and coffee plantations.

Santa Ana is an excellent base to explore Western El Salvador, because Santa Ana is so connected with some of the best experiences in El Salvador. From charming architecture and Mayan ruins to active volcanoes, coffee plantations, and some of the best pupusas in Latin America, there is plenty to do in Santa Ana.

Hiking volcanoes El Salvador has its fair share of volcanoes to explore, and the best place to see several is at Cerro Verde National Park. Without doubt, one of the best places to see in the country is the green caldera lake at the Santa Ana Volcano, and to get there, you need to hike about 1.5 hours uphill from the Parque Nacional Cerro Verde entry.

The Santa Ana volcano is known for its amazing blue/green crater lake which is located at the centre of the crater when you get up there. Once you’ve climbed up to the top of this volcano, you all be blown away by the amazing green crater lake that’s in the middle of the crater. When hiking the Santa Ana Volcano, you all be looking down into the crater as you look down at the summit.

Just beyond Santa Ana, inside an immense caldera from an ancient volcano, is the incredibly blue waters of Coatepeque Lake. Santa Ana Volcano Santa Ana is famous for the brilliant turquoise waters in its crater, which are in stark contrast to the barren volcanic landscape inside the caldera. The Conchagua Volcanos crater contains El Boqueron, an exceptional national park. Only 25km away from downtown San Salvador, El Boqueron is El Salvador’s most accessible volcano.

There are very few other places in the world that you can enter a volcanic crater and emerge unscathed; therefore, hiking in El Boqueron National Park is a unique experience and one that is not to be missed. You can access the Santa Ana Volcano by heading into the El Boqueron National Park by hiking uphill for 15-20 minutes. Spectacular cloud forests, wide views, crisp mountain air, thrilling treks, and three volcanoes are all at your disposal at El Imposible.