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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorCuscatlan
Cojutepeque
Cuscatlan, El Salvador · North America
About Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Martín, 38km from El Boquerón Crater.
Cojutepeque is in Cuscatlan, El Salvador, with about 48,000 people. The nearest town is San Martín, about 7 km away.
Cojutepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koxuteˈpeke]) is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of El Salvador for several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its population is estimated at 70,000 people withRead more
about 85% living in the urban areas of the municipality.
The name Cojutepeque is derived from the Nahuatl words for "at the hill of the coyotes". It received the title of city in 1846. The ancient churches of San Juan Degollado, San José and San Sebastián can be found in the city. Cojutepeque's patron saint is Saint Sebastian, and there is a fair in honor of Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Degollado).
Cereals, sugarcane, loaf-sugar, panela, and fruit are cultivated and grown here, and local industries include the manufacture of hats made out of palm-fronds. The sausages of Cojutepeque (los chorizos de Cojutepeque) are known throughout El Salvador.
Its principal tourist attraction is Cerro de las Pavas, from which the lake of Ilopango, the volcano of San Vicente, and the Valley of Jiboa can be seen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cojutepeque?
Within an hour or so of Cojutepeque: Suchitoto (26 km), El Boquerón Crater (38 km), Joya de Cerén (47 km), El Tunco (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Cojutepeque?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Cojutepeque?
Cojutepeque is in Cuscatlan, El Salvador, about 7 km from San Martín.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,411
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Cuscatlan
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.7197, -88.9331
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Worth the detour from Cojutepeque
4 notable places within an hour's 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.
38 km · about 45 min 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.
47 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Cojutepeque
- 77 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.
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