Álvarez
Álvarez is a locality in La Libertad Department, El Salvador and has an elevation of 1,578 metres. Álvarez is situated nearby to the hamlet San Isidro Los Planes, as well as near El Progreso.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Boqueron National Park and San Salvador.
El Boqueron National Park
Photo: Efegé, Public domain.
El Boqueron National Park is in central El Salvador, just outside the capital city of San Salvador. The park's primary attraction is the San Salvador Volcano.
San Salvador
Peak
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The San Salvador Volcano is a stratovolcano situated northwest to the city of San Salvador. The crater has been nearly filled with a relatively newer edifice, the Boquerón volcano. San Salvador is situated 2½ km west of Álvarez.
Torres 105 Campestre
Apartment building
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Torres 105 Campestre is an apartment building, which is situated 3½ km south of Álvarez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Tecla and Ayutuxtepeque.
Santa Tecla
Santa Tecla is a city and a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad. The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD.
Ayutuxtepeque
Town
Photo: J. Kevin López, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayutuxtepeque is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is one of the nine municipalities that make up the San Salvador Metropolitan Area. The name of the municipality means "Armadillos Hill "… Ayutuxtepeque is situated 7 km east of Álvarez.
Antiguo Cuscatlán
Town
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Antiguo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador; its eastern tip lies in the San Salvador Department part of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and southeast of Santa Tecla. Antiguo Cuscatlán is situated 7 km south of Álvarez.
Álvarez
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Alvares”, “Alvarez”, and “Cantón Álvarez”
- Location: La Libertad Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.73333° or 13° 44′ northLongitude
-89.26667° or 89° 16′ westElevation
1,578 metres (5,177 feet)Open location code
765GPPMM+88GeoNames ID
3587398
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