Sonsonate Department, El Salvador · North America
Nahuizalco is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sonzacate, 15km from Ruta de las Flores.
Nahuizalco is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, with about 7,400 people. The nearest town is Sonzacate, about 5 km away.
Nahuizalco is a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It lies on the "flowers route" (Ruta de las Flores), 9 km from Sonsonate and 74 km from San Salvador, at 540 m above sea level on the southern part of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range. Per the population and housing census of 2007,Read more
Nahuizalco has 49,081 residents.
There are strong indigenous customs. Its name in Nahuatl language means "place of four Izalcos "; by tradition, it was founded by four families from the nearby town of Izalco. It is famous for its wicker and tule handcrafts. Tule is processed in two different varieties: the water kind, brought from the Pacific coast, and the dark one used for making "petates" (floor mats). Nahuizalco is also famous for its night market. The streets are lit only by candles and the products made of wicker and tule are sold until 10pm.
The colonial church was seriously damaged during the earthquake of 2001 and subsequently restored. The church honors John the Baptist every June 20–25.
It is a birthplace of poets Alfredo Alvarado, Carlos Arturo Imendia and a very outstanding nurse Julia Torres.
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Within an hour or so of Nahuizalco: Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec) (14 km), Ruta de las Flores (15 km), Lake Coatepeque (22 km), Joya de Cerén (42 km).
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Nahuizalco is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, about 5 km from Sonzacate.
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scenic viewpoint
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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
22 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO site known as the Pompeii of the Americas, a Maya farming village preserved under volcanic ash from the 6th century.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
beach
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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