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Explore Santa Elena in El Salvador
Santa Elena in the region of Ahuachapán is a town in El Salvador - some 57 mi or ( 92 km ) West of San Salvador , the country's capital city .
Current time in Santa Elena is now 01:09 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/El Salvador " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, Tacuba, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Belmopan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Santa Elena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Cascadas de Imposible
Jumping off the rocks in el Parque Imposible in El Salvador ..
Cicadas in El Imposible
Our guide Ismael tries to catch a cicada (ciguara in Spanish) while on a hike in El Imposible (The Impossible) National Park in El Salvador. Listen to the racket the cicadas make in the mid-day tropic ..
Video del 31 de Diciembre 028.avi
31st of December in el Salvador ..
Monterrico mangroves
taking a 5:30 am cruise through the mangroves of Monterrico, Guatemala. this video was at about 7:00 am. Looks a lot better in the high quality version...obviously. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cara Sucia (Mesoamerican site)
Cara Sucia is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in western El Salvador. The site was first settled in the Preclassic period and was finally abandoned around AD 900, in the Terminal Classic, when the Pipil people moved into the region, although there is no evidence of Pipil occupation at the site.
Located at 13.78 -90.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Cara Sucia River
Cara Sucia River is a river of El Salvador. It arises in the foothills of the Parque National El Imposible and flows westward through the area of Cara Sucia in the Ahuachapán Department region to a bay near El Zapote.
Located at 13.81 -89.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ahuachapán Department
Ahuachapán is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapán. In the South it has the Apenca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca (Apaneca Grand Hill). Its extension is 1,240 km² and has more than 360,000 people living in the department.
Located at 13.87 -89.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ahuachapán
Ahuachapán is a city and municipality and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The municipality including the city covers an area of 244.84 km² and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people. Situated near the Guatemalan border, it is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an agricultural region producing primarily coffee. Ahuachapán is the site of a geothermal power plant and a hydroelectric station.
Located at 13.92 -89.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Estadio Simeón Magaña
Estadio Simeón Magaña is a multi-use stadium in Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Once Municipal. Once Municipal hierarchy decided to try to secure their own field so they turned to Arturo Simeón Magaña who owned the land around cancha El Zapotón where Once Municipal played. Simeón Magaña Decided to donate the land on condition it could be the pride of Ahuachapán.
Located at 13.93 -89.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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