natural wonder
El Boquerón Crater
The 1.5-km-wide crater of San Salvador Volcano, reached by a scenic road climbing from the capital to 1,800 m: peer into the perfect cinder cone left by the 1917 eruption.
8 km · about 15 min drive
La Libertad Department, El Salvador · North America
Antiguo Cuscatlán is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Santa Tecla, 8km from El Boquerón Crater.
Antiguo Cuscatlán is a town located in La Libertad Department, El Salvador. With a population of 33,767, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Antiguo Cuscatlán sits in El Salvador. It's in the America/El Salvador time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Antiguo Cuscatlán to your route.
Antiguo Cuscatlán (colloquially known as Antiguo) is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador; its eastern tip lies in the San Salvador Department part of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and southeast of Santa Tecla. The population was 47,956 at the 2020 census.Read more
Antiguo Cuscatlán can be translated as Old Jeweled City: Antiguo means ancient or old in Spanish, and Cuscatlán means jeweled city in Nahuat. The city used to be the capital of the Pipil or Cuzcatecs, before the Spanish conquest of the New World.
The historic downtown sits on the foothills of La Cordillera del Bálsamo, and the city extends towards the Cordillera del Bálsamo on the south and on the foothills of the San Salvador Volcano on the north. The estimated per capita income for the city was $22,783 in 2013, which is 5.9 times higher than the national per capita (nominal).
Because Antiguo Cuscatlan is part of the San Salvador metro area, it is often confused as part of San Salvador.
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Antiguo Cuscatlán is located in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, North America. The coordinates are 13.6649 latitude, -89.2532 longitude.
Antiguo Cuscatlán has a population of approximately 33,767 people, making it a town in El Salvador.
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natural wonder
The 1.5-km-wide crater of San Salvador Volcano, reached by a scenic road climbing from the capital to 1,800 m: peer into the perfect cinder cone left by the 1917 eruption.
8 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO site known as the Pompeii of the Americas, a Maya farming village preserved under volcanic ash from the 6th century.
21 km · about 25 min drive
beach
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
El Salvador's best-preserved colonial town: cobbled streets and a white timber-columned church above Lake Suchitlán, a reservoir that draws huge flocks of migratory birds each winter.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
39 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
El Salvador's highest volcano, whose nested craters hold a sulphurous turquoise lake. A two-hour guided hike from Cerro Verde car park ends on a rim looking down at the acid lake and across to Izalco and Lake Coatepeque.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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