Walks and treks

Santa Ana Volcano

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Santa Ana Volcano
Photo: Daniel chavez castro, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

El Salvador's highest volcano, 2,381 m, with a hike of about 2 hours to the crater rim and its steaming turquoise lake. Views take in Lake Coatepeque and the Izalco volcano.


Guided groups leave from Cerro Verde National Park in the morning.

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