Backpacking El Salvador: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in El Salvador, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.
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El Tunco
La Libertad
Black-sand surf town.
2
Santa Ana Volcano
Santa Ana
Crater lake summit hike.
3
Ruta de las Flores
Ahuachapán
Flower-town coffee route.
4
Suchitoto
Cuscatlán
Colonial lakeside arts town.
5
Lake Coatepeque
Santa Ana
Blue volcanic crater lake.
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Juayúa
Sonsonate
Weekend food festival town.
7
El Zonte
La Libertad
'Bitcoin Beach' surf cove.
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San Salvador
San Salvador
Volcano-backed capital.
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Joya de Cerén
La Libertad
The 'Pompeii of the Americas'.
10
El Boquerón
San Salvador
Crater park above the city.
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