Sonsonate Department, El Salvador · North America
Sonsonate is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Izalco, 21km from Ruta de las Flores.
Sonsonate is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, with about 59,000 people. The nearest town is Izalco, about 6 km away.
The Most Holy Trinity Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad) Also Sonsonate Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the city of Sonsonate in the department of the same name, in the western part of the Central American country of El Salvador. AsRead more
its name indicates this is dedicated to the mystery Christian of the Holy Trinity.
The present building started as a parish, was blessed in 1887 and elevated to cathedral status in 1986. It is a temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church of the diocese of Sonsonate (Dioecesis Sonsonatensis) which was created by The bull "De grege Christi" of the then Pope John Paul II.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Constantino Barrera Morales.
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Within an hour or so of Sonsonate: Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec) (18 km), Ruta de las Flores (21 km), Lake Coatepeque (25 km), Joya de Cerén (42 km).
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Sonsonate is in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, about 6 km from Izalco.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A stunning volcanic crater lake in western El Salvador with turquoise water, surrounded by forested hills and lakeside restaurants.
25 km · about 30 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
beach
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
44 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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