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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorSan Salvador Department
Aguilares
San Salvador Department, El Salvador · North America
About Aguilares
Aguilares is worth a stop: 5 minutes from El Paisnal, 27km from El Boquerón Crater.
Aguilares is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, with about 21,000 people. The nearest town is El Paisnal, about 4 km away.
Aguilares is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, located 33 km away from the city of San Salvador. The municipality measures 33.72 km² and as of 2006, had an estimated population of 73,300. Sugar cane cultivation is the major economic activity for the area.
The municipality is divided into fiveRead more
administrative divisions, called cantones: Florida, Las Tunas, Pinalitos, Pishishapa, and Los Mangos. It is bounded on the north by El Paisnal, on the east by Suchitoto (Cuscatlán Department) and Guazapa, to the south by Nejapa and Guazapa, and to the west by Quezaltepeque (La Libertad Department) and El Paisnal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Aguilares?
Within an hour or so of Aguilares: Suchitoto (17 km), Joya de Cerén (23 km), El Boquerón Crater (27 km), Lake Coatepeque (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Aguilares?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Aguilares?
Aguilares is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, about 4 km from El Paisnal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,445
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- San Salvador Department
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.9572, -89.1897
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Worth the detour from Aguilares
6 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Coatepeque
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
40 km · about 45 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
beach
El Tunco
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Aguilares
- 49 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.
- 71 kmRuta de las FloresA picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
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