 
Tiny El Salvador is a work in progress. Over the past ten years, El Salvador has made meaningful democratic reforms and modernized its tourism industry.
El Salvador was settled thousands of years ago and much of its history has been preserved.
The indigenous Pipil called the area “Cuzhcatl” meaning “land of precious things”. There is precious art, culture & anthropology to be found on this tour.
The Batres Family of El Salvador grows world-class organic coffee, three of their farms now bear the Smithsonian's "Bird Friendly®" certification mark.
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The blue throated motmot is a resident of montane evergreen and pine-oak forests from southern Mexico and into Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
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Hotel Salvador
San Salvador
San Salvador is a sophisticated city with excellent museums, such as the Museum of Popular Art, MARTE - Museum of Art, and MUNA - the anthropology museum. It is also home to impressive restaurants such as
‘A Lo Nuestro’.
Pyramid ruins at Tazumal
Santa Ana
Explore the dramatic ruins at Tazumal, including a pyramid from 500 BC. Tazumal was inhabited by the Maya and Pipil. Drive the famed Ruta de las Flores (Route of Flowers) stopping in the pueblo of Apaneca along the way.
Ruta de las Flores winds through coffee country, charming towns, and stunning scenery.
Achitecture in Santa Ana's center
Panchimalco
Meet some of El Salvador’s many talented artists during studio visits in Panchimalco. Tour Casa Taller Encuentros, workshop of painter Miguel Angel Ramirez, known for his images of children's faces whose innocence contrasts with the harsh realities of El Salvador’s protracted civil war fueled by U.S. interference.
Taller Encuentros offers impressive views of Lake Ilopango.
Meet one of El Salvador's finest sculptors, Guillermo Perdomo. Guillermo works in bronze, stone and marble and has collectors in Paris & New York. Both Guillermo and his wife Bettina work to preserve the ecology of Lake Ilopango where they reside.
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Suchitoto
Visit Suchitoto, El Salvador’s cultural hub and most charming town. Suchitoto is situated on the shores of Lake Suchitlán, the country’s largest lake in volume. Meet Don Alejandro Coto at his museum. Dine at the divine La Posada de Suchitlán.
Patio view from La Posada de Suchitlán
Suchitoto was at the center of El Salvador’s civil conflict. Since the signing of the peace accords, much effort has been devoted to building a new and brighter future in this lovely colonial town.
Enjoy Suchitoto's colonial architecture, including the Suchitoto Cathedral
Joya de Cerén
Explore El Salvador’s archaeological treasure of Joya de Ceren, southernmost realm of the Maya. Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano, preserving remains that provide insights into the lives of those who worked the land thousands of years ago.
Detailed sculptures grace the ruins of Quiriguá in Guatemala
San Lorenzo
We recommend a side trip to neighboring Guatemala to explore Quiriguá, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins of Quiriguá contain Mayan carvings and sculptures rivaled in detail and beauty only by those at Copán and include the tallest stelae from the Maya and many beautiful stone sculptures. Dine at Los Almendros de San Lorenzo on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador.
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