mountain-volcano

One of the places we always visit is the Lookout at Los Planes de Renderos or "Los Planes" as we all call it.

What is really awesome about this lookout point is that it is at such altitude that from different corners of it you can actually see the Ilopango Lake, the San Jacinto Mountain, the suburb of San Marcos and the south part of San Salvador.

Los Planes de Renderos is only about 6km from La Puerta del Diablo, another great attraction. We like going to Puerta del Diablo to see the sights.

At an altitude of 1250m above sea level, this area offers excellent sights of the Pacific Coastline, the village of Panchimalco.

Panchimalco is an indigenous village where you can still find people walking around in their native dress – it's pretty cool.

From La Puerta del Diablo we also got a great angle of the Ilopango Lake and you can even see San Vicente's twin peaked Chinchontepeq volcano.

Type compound. Its cone is one of the most impressive in Central America, as itamounts isolated from the Sierra de Chinameca, at an altitude of 2.139 meters above sea level with a large central crater with a diameter of 900 m in its major axis and adepth of 344 m with vertical walls. May reach its peak taking the road that leads toGuangzhou San Miguel San Jorge, get through this street to the Finca Santa Isabel, this site lets your vehicle and continue on foot, is an adventure, recommended for people in good physical condition, from above you have the best views of the Gulf of Fonseca, Laguna Jocotal and part Jiquilisco Bay and the Eastern and paracentral partof El Salvador.

Is still active and produces occasional eruptive clouds of dust and ash poses nodanger to visitors. Has several adventitious cones on the southwest side of which hasexpelled lava during eruptions in 1819 and 1835, lava extends to the village of ElBorbollón, located northwest of the lake The Jocotal. The volcano erupted in the years1699, 1762, 1769, 1787, 1798, 1811, 1819, 1835, 1844, 1868, 1920, 1924, 1929,1930, 1930, 1939, 1954 and 1965. To the east of the volcano is the one with explosion crater lake occupied by Aramuaca. The etymology of his name means "Warm Land ofChaparro . "

Also incorrectly called Cerro de Guazapa. Located in the union of the departments of San Salvador and Cuscatlan to 10.5 km southwest of the town of Suchitoto. It has an elevation of 1438 m.a.s.l. It is in a old volcano whith no records of historical eruptions.Its shape seen from the City of Aguilares resembles a sleeping damsel. It has profound ravines and is formed of several cusps, almost bare of vegetation and heavily eroded perimeters forming ancient craters and destroyed.
Its attractions include waterfalls, hidden caves, a variety of birdsand plants, tropical dry forest remnants of indigo textile mills, relicsof the civil war in El Salvador (armadillos)
The hill are organized rides (minimum of 5 persons) must be booked at least three days to ensure horses and escort, these rides out of Suchitoto or Aguilares at 08:00 am last 5 to 6 hours
The Community should contact Mora tel 2323-6874 or 2300-0972to Communities The Zapotal

Located  at about 15 km northeast of the city of Sonsonate. Is adjacent to the Cerro Verde and Santa Ana Volcano, this area is named Volcano Complex. It is considered one of the youngest volcanoes in the world and still active, having its last eruption occurred in October 1966. It has an elevation of 1910 m.a.s.l. According to the professor and historian Jorge Lardé a Salvadorian  ”in the early seventeenth century it was formed a basin at the southeast of Santa Ana volcano, a crater which kept coming up a column of thick black smoke with a strong smell of brimstone and fire from time to time.
It was a volcano without cone. A volcano in formation wich the indians gave the name of “infiernillo of the Spanish” (1633). After frightful eruptions the orchards of cacao and other plantations of the former province of Izalco where seriously damaged, the major ones being the 1722, 1745, 1753, 1762, 1765, in February 1770 it formed a cone of magmatic material that in eighteenth century was visible from long distances.
You can then consider that the volcano of Izalco was born in 1770 and has remained in almost continuous activity until February 1957, the date on which there was a violent eruption, followed by a weak and intermittent activity during the rest of year. In 1958, the Izalco had ceased all activity during the rest of the year, it was quiet until October 28 of 1966, when a small eruption occurred because of a pocket formed at 550 meters below the summit on the slope cone, which lasted a month. During that time, two streams of lava descended at a distance of 1.200 meters. Today you can observe steam vents coming out of the main crater of the volcano. The Izalco may be considered as an active volcano at rest.
This impressive volcano can be climbed in just 2 hours and a half, expeditions to the summit of Cerro Verde Park starts at 11 am every day, they are escorted and led by local guides.

San Salvador volcano and park El Boqueron
Its name in Nahuatl language means “Hill of Quetzales” is considered an active volcano at rest, to reach its peak and its crater is a good paved road from Merlio city then the 20 km is about is detour says , ”Al Boquerón” there, turn left and driveapproximately 3.5 km on paved street, if traveling by bus route 103 takes you to 1 km. Before the terminal crater of these buses is located 100 meters west of the park Daniel Hernandez in the City of Santa Tecla.
Its altitude is approximately 1950 meters above sea level and temperature at the sitevaries from 18 to 22 degrees Celsius during the day and drops to 12 or 8 degreesCelsius at night.
From here you will have the most spectacular view of the city of San Salvador andwhen visibility is good you can see the Ilopango Lake, in the area of its peak there are exotic flowers and you will see many beautiful varieties that grow wild, cypress and pine trees.
It’s a nice place for people who like birdwatching, get in touch with nature in an environment of clean air and safety as well as to capture sunrises with your camera on the way to this volcano in the paved road you will find sales of beautiful flowers that arecultivated on the hillsides of the volcano and visit the Cafe Miranda which is a coffee farm that offers a restaurant which has a beautiful view of the northern plain and thevalley of Zapotitán to observe the coffee plantations.
According to volcanologist William J. Hart (1978) in ancient times, the volcano was asingle mountain that had a tremendous eruption that formed the large crater of TheBoqueron and left after the eruption cycle, a part of the original mountain The Picacho, which is the highest point system (1.960 meters above the sea level). The crater has adiameter of 1.600 meters at its axis of a depth of 543 meters. The edge of the crater atits highest point measuring 1893 meters above sea level the distance betweenPicacho and Boqueron is about 2.500 meters. Major eruptions of the volcano of SanSalvador were the 1575, 1770, 1876 and the last of June 7, 1917 that broke the incandescent lava covered an area of more than 5 km forming a wall of a few meters of thickness. The indigenous people of San Jeronimo Nejapa was nearly surrounded by the lava and its people could escape through a narrow strip not destroyed by the magma.

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It is located in the departments of San Vicente and La Paz to 7.7km southwest of the city of San Vicente. Chichontepec in Nahuatl language  that means ”Hill of two teats. “
It is a perfect example of a double-peaked volcano. One has a flat top with 2105 m.a.s.l. and the other has a conical shape with a height of 2181 m.a.s.l between the two peaks is a hollow that was the crater.
Is completely covered with vegetation and has no known historical eruptions. However, can not be regarded as extinct, having hot springs of sulfur water and fumaroles at its base, known as”infiernillos” in its coffee-growing area, flowers and vegetables.
To climb this volcano is a dirt road that part of the city of Zacatecoluca located at 68 kilometers from San Salvador and by the coastal road that leads from San Salvador and to the east of the country.
Also you can climb to their tops in walks organized from the City of San Vicente to communicate with San Vicente Tourist Routes 2273-5755

The Santa Ana volcano is the highest in the Pacific volcanic chain to 2.356 meters above sea level and also the one with highest volume. Its peak contains four cratersrecognizable, overlapping or born within the ancient crater with a depth of 289 meters.
The oldest crater breaks system is higher and is known as ”Plan of holes. “ It is a majestic volcano which can be seen from the viewpoints of the Cerro Verde Park.
Volcán de Santa Ana o Ilamatepeq (Cerro de La Vieja)
Es el mayor de los volcanes del Complejo y el tercer punto más alto de El Salvador. Tiene una elevación de 2,381 msnm. Su historia geológica se remonta a unos 2 millones de años, con erupciones irregulares, tal es el caso que Ilamatepec demostró su fuerza en el año 2005, con una erupción que destruyó vegetación, poblados y cultivos.  Por más de año y medio el sistema de Protección Civil prohibió las visitas turísticas u otro tipo de actividad en las inmediaciones del coloso, debido a que permanecía activo y en potencial peligro para la zona.