Destinations
Nine places, one small country.
Nothing here is more than four hours from anything else. Each guide is written after several visits and re-checked once a year — if a restaurant closes, the recommendation goes with it.
La Libertad · 13.49°N · 89.38°W
El Tunco
The beach town that never quite goes to sleep.
La Libertad · 13.50°N · 89.44°W
El Zonte
Bitcoin Beach, and a very good right-hander.
San Salvador · 13.69°N · 89.19°W
San Salvador
A capital that changed faster than its reputation.
Santa Ana · 13.85°N · 89.63°W
Santa Ana Volcano
A turquoise crater lake at 2,381 metres.
Ahuachapán & Sonsonate · 13.86°N · 89.79°W
Ruta de las Flores
Five coffee towns on one mountain road.
Cuscatlán · 13.94°N · 89.03°W
Suchitoto
Cobblestones, a lake, and the country's best-kept colonial town.
Santa Ana · 13.87°N · 89.55°W
Lake Coatepeque
A blue caldera lake under three volcanoes.
La Libertad · 13.49°N · 89.32°W
La Libertad
The working port with the country's best wave.
La Libertad · 13.83°N · 89.36°W
Joya de Cerén
The Pompeii of the Americas, minus the crowds.
Every destination, in order.
- 01El TuncoThe beach town that never quite goes to sleep.La Libertad13.49°N · 89.38°W
- 02El ZonteBitcoin Beach, and a very good right-hander.La Libertad13.50°N · 89.44°W
- 03San SalvadorA capital that changed faster than its reputation.San Salvador13.69°N · 89.19°W
- 04Santa Ana VolcanoA turquoise crater lake at 2,381 metres.Santa Ana13.85°N · 89.63°W
- 05Ruta de las FloresFive coffee towns on one mountain road.Ahuachapán & Sonsonate13.86°N · 89.79°W
- 06SuchitotoCobblestones, a lake, and the country's best-kept colonial town.Cuscatlán13.94°N · 89.03°W
- 07Lake CoatepequeA blue caldera lake under three volcanoes.Santa Ana13.87°N · 89.55°W
- 08La LibertadThe working port with the country's best wave.La Libertad13.49°N · 89.32°W
- 09Joya de CerénThe Pompeii of the Americas, minus the crowds.La Libertad13.83°N · 89.36°W