Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén
Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén is a ruin in La Libertad Department, El Salvador. Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén is situated nearby to the town San Juan Opico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Andrés.
San Andrés
Archaeological site
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Andrés is a pre-Columbian site in El Salvador, whose occupation began around the year 900 BC as an agricultural town in the valley of Zapotitán in the department of La Libertad. San Andrés is situated 3½ km southwest of Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Joya de Ceren and San Juan Opico.
Joya de Ceren
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Joya de Ceren is an archaeological site in Western El Salvador. It was a Mayan village that was buried under tons of lava when the nearby San Salvador Volcano erupted in 600 AD.
San Juan Opico
Town
San Juan Opico is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is located 42 kilometers from San Salvador, capital of the country. The municipality has an area of 218 km2 and a population of 74,280 inhabitants; according to the 2007 census it is ranked No. San Juan Opico is situated 6 km north of Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén.
Ciudad Arce
Town
Ciudad Arce is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is approximately 25 kilometres northwest of the national capital, San Salvador. It is named after Manuel José Arce. Ciudad Arce is situated 8 km west of Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén.
Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Sitio Arqueologico Joya de Ceren”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: La Libertad Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.8275° or 13° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-89.36917° or 89° 22′ 9″ westElevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)Open location code
765GRJHJ+28GeoNames ID
3810501
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