El Salvador’s highest volcano rises to 2,381 m, and a roughly 1.5-hour guided hike up Ilamatepec ends at the rim of a steaming, vivid turquoise crater lake.
On a clear day you can see neighbouring volcanoes and Lake Coatepeque far below.
Santa Ana Volcano (Ilamatepec)
The country’s highest volcano (2,381 m), a ~1.5-hour hike to a vivid turquoise crater lake.
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