The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large cinder cone volcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. …
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Dec 15, 2024
We just hiked this last week. We did not take an orgainzed tour. We had a car rental and drove here ourselves. We drove to Cerro Verde park entrance and were told that they are not doing hikes to … Full review by bostondave11
Dec 7, 2024
You’ll need to be moderately fit and have some heat tolerance, but the experience is absolutely worth it. Be sure to bring water, sunscreen, and sturdy shoes with good traction, as the descent is the… Full review by F1302IQxentis
Nov 30, 2024
30-NOV We rented a car and drove ourselves from El Tunco area, was about a 2 hour drive. Google maps didn’t quite seem to take us to the correct place, we ended up following some cars for the last bi… Full review by Lucy R
Can anyone comment on mosquitos in this area/trail? We are going in March, which should be dry season, but was curious about everyone’s experience both in wet and dry season
How is the drive into the Park? Can you make in a normal car or you need an SUV or 4x4?
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Hi, I booked a tour from Casa Verde hostel. we went to the entrance of the Park with there jeep. No need for 4x4. We also stoped at the mirador to take photos on the way.
So anyone can drive themselves to the park entrance and then wait to join the main group to hike up Santa Ana which leaves around 11am? I'm planning to rent a car while I'm in El Salvador but I hadn't seen many posts from people driving themselves to make this hike, only taking buses from the town of Santa Ana.
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As+ you are independent and can arrive at 10:40 and dont need to wait for start. Also you can stop on some miradors on the way up. As- buss is very ok and way cheaper. Not crowded for …
As+ you are independent and can arrive at 10:40 and dont need to wait for start. Also you can stop on some miradors on the way up. As- buss is very ok and way cheaper. Not crowded for this destination as it might seem. And you dont need after the hike do another 1+km uphill to pick up uour car
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