natural wonder
Lake Coatepeque
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
14 km · about 25 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorSonsonate Department
Armenia
Sonsonate Department, El Salvador · North America
About Armenia
Armenia works well as a base: 25 minutes from Ciudad Arce, 14km from Lake Coatepeque.
Armenia is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, with about 15,000 people. The nearest town is Ciudad Arce, about 12 km away.
Armenia is a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It was founded by Spaniards and a small group of Armenians, with a significant number of indigenous people living there when Europeans arrived. According to the official census of 2007, it has a population of 34,912 inhabitants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Armenia?
Within an hour or so of Armenia: Lake Coatepeque (14 km), Joya de Cerén (18 km), Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec) (19 km), El Boquerón Crater (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Armenia?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Armenia?
Armenia is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, about 12 km from Ciudad Arce.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,997
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Sonsonate Department
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.7436, -89.4989
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Worth the detour from Armenia
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Joya de Cerén
A UNESCO site known as the Pompeii of the Americas, a Maya farming village preserved under volcanic ash from the 6th century.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec)
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
beach
El Tunco
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
31 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Ruta de las Flores
A picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Suchitoto
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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Armenia
- 19 kmSanta Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec)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.
- 40 kmRuta de las FloresA picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
When to drive here
Year-round
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