nature

Make tourism and support the conservation and help thecommunities who want to make sea turtles a tourist attraction by avoiding the collection of eggs for consumption.
Season Sea Turtle Monitoring
From May to September being the peak season in August and September.
You can experience it at:
- Beach Cóbanos Sonsonate
- Downtown San Diego, La Libertad
- Playa San Blas, La Libertad
- Isla de Méndez, Bahía de Jiquilisco
- Isla San Sebastian Bay Jiquilisco
Cóbanos beach
The protected area of Los Cóbanos is one of the few areas where the Carey Turtle nests and El Salvador is the most important, from Baja California to Ecuador, for reproduction. In the beaches of El Salvador nests four of the seven species of sea turtles in the world and this wonderful show can be seen at Los Cóbanos at night from May to September being the peak season in August and September. Also you will know about the efforts of marine turtle conservation held by the local community.
Release of sea turtles
During the season from August to December turtle eggs that have been grown in hatcheries begin their process of emergence, so, small turtles are born. These turtles are released into the sea to make their incredible journey which will last from 11 to 20 years before returning to lay their eggs on the beach they were born. you can live this unique experience of releasing a newborn sea turtle, making conservation tourism contributes to the preservation of these beautiful specimens.
Information: Cóbanos Tours – Phone: 2417-6825 / 7254-8838 / 7568-8395
Playa San Diego and San Blas
The beaches of San Diego and San Blas from July to October become one of the most important and most nesting area for sea turtles in El Salvador.
Also a season for release of sea turtles is held on these beaches from August to December.
Information:
San Diego
Hostal La Tortuga Feliz (Tourism Committee of the Association for the Protection of the Sea Turtle Beach San Diego)
Phone: 2545-2252 / 7423-6288 / 7852-7518
hostaltortugafeliz@gmail.com
San Blas
Tourism Committee of the Association for the Protection of the Sea Turtle Beach San Blas
Phone: 7403-4759 / 7168-8477 / 7168-8475

Jiquilisco Bay is an entrance of the sea where you can see 27 islands located on the shore of Usulután the east of El Salvador.
Centuries ago was called by the Lencas Xiriualtique, Potón language which meansBay of the Stars, by the reflection of these in the peaceful waters of the Bay.
Xiriualtique mangrove area is the largest in the country and one of the most beautifulmaritime ecosystems in El Salvador. It is also a global priority, because it representsnearly 47% of the mangroves of the Pacific North Coast in Mesoamerica.
In the year 2005 it was declared a Ramsar site - an agreement relating to thepreservation of wetlands (mangroves, beaches, islands and lagoons) of relevance toclimate balance.
Bay retains 37 species in danger of extinction and more than 58 threatened species, the sameit was declared in 2006 in Critical status.
The Xiriualtique Biosphere Reserve is a breeding area for 290 species of birds, the beaches are used by four species of sea turtles to nest, including Baule turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) cataloged in danger of extinction.
They have also identified 317 species of plants. Highlighting the need of the mangroveforest for production of oxygen and seafood, also protects against erosion and hurricanes damage. There are 93 species of fish, 88 species of invertebrates, 43 species ofinvertebrates, 57 species of crustaceans, 30 species of molluscs, 13 species of amphibians, 36 species of reptiles.

Multidestination touristic schedule that runs through Central America following the old Camino Real that was built by the Spaniards over a preexisting indigenous route, parallel and transversal to the volcanic mountain chains of the pacific coast.
This route is considered in the touristic industry as the most important example of regional touristic integration because it allows its nature, volcanoes and a series of towns that were built during the Spaniard colonial era to be admired simultaneously.  With this integrated effort, it’s relied on, at a national level, the offerings of services and touristic products of 33 municipalities.

Itinerary

Located in the western region, comprising part of the department of Santa Ana andSonsonate and 67 km from San Salvador by the CA-8, and 77 km through Armenia bythe Pan American Highway CA-1, via El Congo.
Both routes are fully paved, including the bypass that leads up to Cerro Verde whichhas a length of 14 km
By Bus Route 248-A must be approached at boarding station which is in the Congodetour road from San Salvador to Santa Ana or at the detour to Cerro Verde is locatedon Highway that connects San Isidro with Coatepeque
The weather here is generally mild, cold periods feels in the last and first months of theyear. The average annual temperature is 18 ° C 15 ° C day and 9 ° C 4 ° C at night.
This beautiful park with a pleasant temperature, which has very nice paths, shaded bythe most diverse species of plants and trees, has a wonderful orchid gardens,spectacular lookout points from which you can admire the majesty of the VolcanoesIzalco and Santa Ana (Ilamatepeq) and Lake Coatepeque in its entirety, and villages like Juayúa, Nahuizalco and Acajutla with its beautiful historic harbor.
It is an inevitable destination for lovers of climbing volcanoes and that through its pathscan be up to the summit of the volcanoes Izalco and Ilamatepeq, these tours are 4 hours round trip, expeditions leave the parking lot of the park every day at 11 am and are led by local guides and escorted by touristic police, and it is an excellent place for bird watching, walking paths, pic-nics, outdoor games, or just relax pended in a hammock.visit it you will never forget this beautiful natural sanctuary.
The reserve covers about 500 hectares of which about 36 belong to the Salvadoran Institute of Tourism.
FLORA
By climatic conditions that occur in this area have been identified as cloud forestvegetation type or vegetation cold zone, which receives the following ratings
a) Forest ham mesophyll (800-2100 m)
b) Forest floor evergreen or montane rain forest (800-1500 m).
c) Plain high (more than 2000 mts.)
This vegetation is characterized by exuberance epiphytes on the branches of treessuch as orchids and bromeliads, as well as the foliage is always green due to high soil moisture and air, due to the constant and frequent fog rains.
FAUNA
Many animals find shelter in this reserve, feels about 127 species of birds including 17hummingbirds, including the ”Bumblebee”, which weighs only three grams when adult,fairly common is the ”Guardabarranco” (Myadestes veraepacis unicolor) by theirstrong and melodious trill has been considered one of the top five world songbirds.
There are also amphibians, reptiles and a variety of insects, especially a rare species of giant butterfly, which are being identified, which will have better knowledge of the animals that inhabit this region.
The potential of this area is high, which is being managed from a biological point of view in order to achieve its aims.

El Imposible National Park is the largest in El Salvador and it is located in the Pacific coastal elevations of Ahuachapán, between the towns of San Francisco Menéndez andTacuba, at south-west of the Route of the Flowers.
This protected natural area is considered the most important natural relic of the country as a globally endangered ecosystem(tropical dry forest and dry tropical Premontane), but also for being one of the last refuges for an incredibly diverse community of wildlife,  source of water for the area and owner of scenic beauty for tourism development.
It is for this reason that The Impossible receives more than 8,000 tourists who annually visit these 4,000 hectares of forest that are protected by 25 park rangers and displayed by a team of 20 local tour guides to make contact with more than 500 species of plants. More than 100 species of mammals, 53 amphibians and reptiles, 285 birds and more than 5,000 species of butterflies.
But tourists also look for adventure not found anywhere else in the country. The rugged topography of the Impossible becomes undoubtedly an opportunity for extreme walking tours and phenomenal shooting.
The walks take place between steep slopes and lower slopes, watching from below the rocks suspended, leaving aside the cliffs and rivers running through flat strips and falling into surprising depths, at a warmer temperature that return health and tests physical activity for its visitors.

El Boquerón National Park is one of the most popular tourist attractions in El Salvador. You can spend an awesome afternoon here with your friends or family.

One thing I really like is that it is well kept and maintained not to mention the security that is seen around the park and along the highway.

The lookout points are also easy to get to where you can see the crater of the volcano.

We hiked the trails around the park and let me tell you that there are so many orchids and other exotic plants around, it's just beautiful.

Some people also hike down to the crater with a guide

Considered among the 10 most beautiful lakes in the world, its name in Nahuatl means ”Hill of the Serpents”
On its banks are some rock formations called glasses, the northern dome is 25 metersin diameter and 25 meters high, the southern dome is 150 meters in diameter and 25 meters high, is also an island (Teopan) it was a sanctuary the goddess Izqueye(companion of Quetzalcoatl)
It has an area of 25.3 square kilometers and a depth of 115 meters, lies at an altitudeof 745 m. .. very nice warm waters, ideal site for diving. sailing, kayaking, swimming,water skiing etc.