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Touring Colonia Joya de Ceren in El Salvador

Colonia Joya de Ceren in the region of La Libertad is a city located in El Salvador - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) North-West of San Salvador , the country's capital city .

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Time in Colonia Joya de Ceren is now 01:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/El Salvador " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Quezaltepeque, and Santa Tecla. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Colonia Joya de Ceren ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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In El Slavador International airport

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Iglesia de Juayua

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Fachada de la iglesia de Juayua en El Salvador, a la hora de los campanazos ..

Driving the Santa Ana highway, El Salvador ... Salvadoran Autobahn ...

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Viajando de Santa Ana a San Salvador en la Carretera de Santa Ana en un BMW e90 320i ... / Travelling from Santa Ana to San Salvador on the Santa Ana Highway in a BMW e90 320i ... listening to "Old Lo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Joya de Cerén

Joya de Cerén (Jewel of Cerén in the Spanish language) is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, featuring a pre-Columbian Maya farming village preserved remarkably intact under layers of volcanic ash. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas", in comparison to the famed Ancient Roman ruins.

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Located at 13.83 -89.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1976 archaeological discoveries, Archaeological sites in El Salvador, Former populated places in El Salvador, La Libertad Department (El Salvador), Maya sites in El Salvador, Visitor attractions in El Salvador, World Heritage Sites in El Salvador

San Andrés, El Salvador

San Andrés (formerly known as Campana San Andrés) is a pre-Columbian site in El Salvador, whose occupation began around the year 900 BC as an agricultural town in the valley of Zapotitán in the department of La Libertad. This early establishment was vacated by the year 250 because of the enormous eruption of the caldera of Lago Ilopango, and was occupied again in the 5th Century, along with many other sites in the valley of Zapotitán.

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Located at 13.80 -89.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Former populated places in El Salvador, Maya sites in El Salvador, Mesoamerican pyramids, Visitor attractions in El Salvador

La Libertad Department (El Salvador)

La Libertad is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has 1,653 km² and a population of more than 780,400 people. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman Plains, which is where rubber is harvested. The city was called "Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador" (New City of San Salvador) and made the department's capital on the same date as the department was declared.

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Located at 13.77 -89.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Departments of El Salvador, La Libertad Department (El Salvador), States and territories established in 1865

San Salvador (volcano)

The San Salvador Volcano (also known as Quetzaltepec) is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of San Salvador. The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. The city of San Salvador is adjacent to the volcano and the western section of the city actually lies among its slopes.

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Located at 13.73 -89.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Complex volcanoes, Mountains of El Salvador, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of El Salvador

El Boqueron National Park

Parque Nacional El Boquerón, or El Boqueron National Park, is located on top of the San Salvador Volcano at 5,905 feet (1800 meters) the park's main attraction is a crater 5 kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. In addition, there is a small crater within the crater named “Boqueroncito” (little Boquerón). El Boquerón has a cool temperate climate year round. The park is home to many plant species identified as ornamentals such as “cartuchos”, hydrangeas, begonias and wild “sultanas”.

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Located at 13.73 -89.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: National parks of El Salvador