Álvarez

Álvarez is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,578 metres. Álvarez is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Boqueron National Park and San Salvador.

Photo: Efegé, Public domain.
is in central , just outside the capital city of . The park's primary attraction is the San Salvador Volcano.

Peak
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The Volcano is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of . The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. is situated 2½ km west of Álvarez.

Apartment building
Photo: JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an apartment building, which is situated 3½ km south of Álvarez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Tecla and Ayutuxtepeque.

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, formerly known as Nueva San Salvador, is a city and a municipality in the of . It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.

Town
Photo: J. Kevin López, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in the of . It is one of the nine municipalities that make up the . The name of the municipality means "Armadillos Hill "… is situated 7 km east of Álvarez.

Town
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is a municipality in the department of ; its eastern tip lies in the part of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and southeast of . is situated 7 km south of Álvarez.

Álvarez

Latitude
13.73333° or 13° 44′ north
Longitude
-89.26667° or 89° 16′ west
Elevation
1,578 metres (5,177 feet)
Open location code
765GPPMM+88
Geo­Names ID
3587398
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