LAGO DE GÜIJA

On the north-eastern border of El Salvador, this beautiful freshwater lake is both El Salvador and Guatemala. In the Salvadoran part of about 32 square kilometres, several islets exist: Teotipa, Cerro de Tule and Iguatepec. Excavations in 1924 discovered pre-Columbian ceramics and unknown archaeological remains such as Azacualpa, on Teotipa Island, or Igualtepec. Today, many birds can still be found including quetzal. The lake is surrounded by the extinct volcanoes Mita, San Diego and Cerro Quemado, which make up a picturesque landscape.