Top Things to do in Santa Ana
The 10 Best Things to Do in Santa Ana, El Salvador
Discover the best top things to do in Santa Ana, El Salvador including Santa Ana Volcano, Lago de Coatepeque, National Park Cerro Verde, Santa Ana Cathedral, Teatro Nacional de Santa Ana, Izalco Volcano, Museo Regional de Occidente, Escuela de Artes, Metrocentro Santa Ana, Parque Nacional El Imposible.
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1. Santa Ana Volcano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 247 reviews
Reviewed By cerna24 - Bellevue, Washington
The hiking group leaves from the Cerro Verde park around 11am every day. It's a 2-2.5 hour hike to the top, with breathtaking views. You go through three stages, forrest, then bushes, then rocks. If you get lucky, you also get to see some cool wildlife like birds and coati. There's tourism police that goes with the groups as well as with park guides, so it's very safe. Just bring plenty of water and a sweater for the top.
2. Lago de Coatepeque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By Ivonne F - Van Nuys, California, United States
One of my favorite places to go when visiting El Salvador. Quiet, private and cool water all year round. There are a couple of hotels or little restaurants to soak in the view. We rent a room at Cardieu - private and Chic style.
Inexpensive and safe to visit!
3. National Park Cerro Verde
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By Iryna_2201 - El Salvador
That's the place where you start your hike to either Izalco or Santa Ana volcano. Enough parking space in the area, some local souvenirs, fruit and food available.
4. Santa Ana Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By Lynne S - Monmouth, United Kingdom
This is an interesting building because of the mixture of architectural styles that don't quite clash. As a place of worship it was tranquil but not spiritual and I really don't like their "electric" alternative to lighting a candle in memory of loved ones.
5. Teatro Nacional de Santa Ana
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Claire T - London, England, United Kingdom
Well worth the $1.50 entry and we got to see a dance group practice their show, which was good. Shows in the evening are cheap I think too, but not every day.
6. Izalco Volcano
Overall Ratings
5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By Easylivingtravel - Tampa, Florida
This was the best volcano view that I saw. You can view this volcano from the highway, Lake Coatepeque and the pacific ocean on a clear day. However the best view is seen from Cerro Verde. I went to Parque Cerro Verde and the Volcano Complex as part of a tour with Salvadorean Tours which included a tour of Lago Coatepeque, the #1 site in El Salvador. Volcano Izalco is my #2 site in El Salvador. I didn't take the challenge of climbing the volcano but I was able to zoom in and get good photos from the Cerro Verde viewpoint and had it been a clearer day I probably would have perfect photos. It was a nice nature tour overall and I would do it again on my own with a rental car because the park is easily accessed by car for an entrance fee of $3 for each foreigner and there is plenty of parking during the weekdays. The view point of Volcano Izalco is one of the first things you see once you enter the park. I highly recommend this beautiful site. I love volcanoes and Izalco is the perfect looking volcano. Happy Travels!!!!
7. Museo Regional de Occidente
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By one-explorer - San Pedro Sula, Honduras
During Santa Ana's Golden Age, the city was influential enough to have an office of the Banco Central de Reserva (Central Reserve Bank) of El Salvador. This museum is located in the former offices of the bank's branch. The underground vault showcases a small permanent exhibition of El Salvador's currency, which ceased to be produced when the dollarization process started in 2001. The exhibit is small, but shows the notes emitted by the Central Bank, the notes emitted by the Private Banks, and the private currency (tokens) in which coffee farmers were paid by the landowners. There are two exhibit areas, one located on the first floor which where the bank offices were located, and one on the second floor which was the private house of the bank manager.
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This museum is located on the former premises of the Central Bank of El Salvador, back from the time when Santa Ana was influential enough to have an office of the Central Bank. It has one permanent exhibit that shows the
8. Escuela de Artes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By HamiltonViajero - Stoney Creek, Canada
A beautiful building that has seen better times, now has been rescued. Has a beautiful garden full of mango and avocado trees
9. Metrocentro Santa Ana
Overall Ratings
3 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By gyanfernando - Exeter, United Kingdom
A modern shopping mall in Santa Ana, El Salvador, this place has everything that you need. There are a number of Western/Ameican food outlets like McDonalds etc and a number of designer type outlets.
What is lacking are local products, notably local arts and crafts.
This was therefore a bit of a disappointment but served our needs as all we needed was lunch and ATMs.
It could have been a shopping mall in Miami or Singapore!
10. Parque Nacional El Imposible
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By ricfeliu - Norwalk, Connecticut
Nos levantamos a las 5 AM, para ir a un parque nacional que se llama El Imposible. Es un viaje de 4 horas al Oriente del país, casi en la frontera con Guatemala. De hecho estuvimos en un pueblo fronterizo que se llama Cara Sucia (bonito nombre).
Encontrar la entrada nos costo un poco hasta que le preguntamos a unos guardias de la policía rural.
El camino a la entrada era alrededor de 3 kilómetros lleno de baches y piedras, tuve que subir casi todo el tiempo en primera, pues además de malo era cuesta arriba.
AllI una joven que se llamaba Norma nos sirvió de guía en el camino mas corto que dura 2 horas.
El paisaje es extraordinario y el recorrido muy interesante pues nos fue explicando sobre algunas plantas y sus propiedades medicinales, etc.
También nos contó sobre algunos yacimientos arqueológicos de la zona como el Caldero y la infaltable leyenda (una de muchas) esta vez sobre un árbol de naranjas que al dar sus frutos la gente puede comerlos sin problemas, lo difícil es cuando te quieres llevar las naranjas pues sin falta no encontraras el camino de vuelta...bonito no?
también esta la leyenda de la Laguna de la Alegría, en la cual cuentan al menos dos que recuerde; una es que en el medio del lago vive una sirena que enamora o encanta a los hombres jóvenes llevándoselos al fondo del lago y días después aparecen muertos.
También hablan de una palmera que se mueve y al querer buscarla nunca aparece.
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