City: El Salvador
Top Things to do in El Salvador
What to do and see in El Salvador, El Salvador: The Best Ancient Ruins
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°55′W / 13.833°N 88.917°W / 13.833; -88.917
Restaurants in El Salvador
1. Finca San Antonio
2. Joya de Ceren Archaeological Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 585 reviews
Excavation at "Jewel of the Ceren", a pre-Columbian Mayan farming village, that was buried under a volcanic eruption around 600 A.D.
Reviewed By tiagodcr - Mae Nam, Thailand
We did a tour of this site with Eduardo from Salvadorean Tours and he and the location were amazing. With Eduardo’s local knowledge the site came to life. Well worth a stop
3. San Andres
4. Tazumal
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 132 reviews
Reviewed By murali8121 - Kochi (Cochin), India
Open 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM all days except Mondays. Tazumal is about one and half hour drive from San Salvador. This can be clubbed with the much sought after tour of the flowers route which is a full day tour from San Salvador. It’s a small but well maintained site and a very nice museum. Guides are available there. Entry tickets are 3.00 USD. Expect to spend about an hour. Plenty of artefacts and souvenirs available for purchase outside.
5. San Andres
6. Parque Arqueologico Cihuatan
7. Parque Arqueologico Casa Blanca
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Trekker2020 - Washington DC, United States
Casa Blanca is set on a beautiful wooded area right off the main road. One enters the site through the museum, which itself is a very attractive colonial house that looks like the old coffee haciendas. There are a number of rooms with exhibits and an indigo factory and store. When I visited, there was a function that involves singing and poetry reading in Nahuatl, which was fascinating and unique. I think I was the only person visiting the actual ruins. Casa Blanca is not at big as Tazumal but worth visiting. The guards here are very friendly and helpful, truly enjoyable experience, even got to see upclose the Salvador’s national bird, the Torogoz!!
