Travel Guide Chalatenango

The mountains in northern San Salvador, on the road of Honduras, are open to tourism and are ideal for a fresh climate and stunning vegetation. The region has everything to become a major ecotourism destination. The two cities of La Palma and San Ignacio are the obligatory starting points for the discovery of the cloud forest.The economy of the Chalatenango department is based on the cultivation of sugar cane and livestock. Craftsmen abound.On the road to the north, you can discover the ruins of Cihuatán («the town of the woman» in náhuatl), a large ceremonial centre that is the largest archaeological site in the country. It will see, among other remains, a pyramid of 12 meters high and a 60 metre long pelota game (El Teocali or Ku).One can walk one day in the village of Tonacatepeque or in the Paleontological site of Tomayate. To book, please contact Ximenas Guest House in San Salvador (Colonia Centroamérica, Calle San Salvador No. 202; Tel: +503 2260 2481 - +503 7981 8632 - +503 7860 4517 [email protected]).