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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
North AmericaEl SalvadorSan Salvador Department
Soyapango
San Salvador Department, El Salvador · North America
About Soyapango
Soyapango is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cuscatancingo, 16km from El Boquerón Crater.
Soyapango is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, with about 330,000 people. The nearest town is Cuscatancingo, about 5 km away.
Soyapango is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is the country's largest municipality with 284,700 residents. Soyapango is a satellite city of San Salvador and it is the main thoroughfare between San Salvador and the eastern part of the country, and nearly 70,000 vehicles travelRead more
through it every day. The nickname for this satellite city is Soya.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Soyapango?
Within an hour or so of Soyapango: El Boquerón Crater (16 km), Joya de Cerén (27 km), Suchitoto (27 km), El Tunco (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Soyapango?
The nearest famous roads are Ruta de las Flores.
Where is Soyapango?
Soyapango is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, about 5 km from Cuscatancingo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 329,708
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- San Salvador Department
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
- Coordinates
- 13.7102, -89.1399
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Worth the detour from Soyapango
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.
27 km · about 30 min 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
beach
El Tunco
El Salvador's top surf beach with a distinctive pig-shaped rock formation, vibrant nightlife, and consistent Pacific waves.
36 km · about 40 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Soyapango
- 55 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.
- 78 kmRuta de las FloresA picturesque route through the western highlands of El Salvador connecting colorful colonial villages and coffee plantations.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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