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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorSan Salvador Department
Ilopango
San Salvador Department, El Salvador · North America
About Ilopango
Ilopango is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Delgado, 19km from El Boquerón Crater.
Ilopango is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, with about 39,000 people. The nearest town is Delgado, about 7 km away.
Ilopango is a town and district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, San Salvador and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. It is located near Lake Ilopango, the country's largest lake at 72 square kilometers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ilopango?
Within an hour or so of Ilopango: El Boquerón Crater (19 km), Suchitoto (27 km), Joya de Cerén (30 km), El Tunco (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Ilopango?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Ilopango?
Ilopango is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, about 7 km from Delgado.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 38,890
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- San Salvador Department
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.7017, -89.1094
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Worth the detour from Ilopango
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
27 km · about 30 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
beach
El Tunco
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
38 km · about 45 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Ilopango
- 59 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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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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