Nahuizalco

Nahuizalco is a small town in the mountains of Western El Salvador. The town is known for keeping indigenous traditions alive and for its local hand crafts. It is one of the towns on the popular Ruta de las Flores tourist itinerary.

By bus
Chicken buses are the easiest and cheapest way to get around in El Salvador. From the Terminal Occidente in San Salvador, take the ruta 205 bus toward Sonsonate (usually painted a shade of dark aqua green). The trip will take over 2 hours and costs about US$2. In Sonsonate, take the ruta 53D bus to Nahuizalco (red buses departing every 15 minutes). Nahuizalco is the southern end of the Ruta de las Flores. It's about an hour from Sonsonate to Nahuizalco and will cost less than $1.

Get around
Nahuizalco is small enough to walk around in. A taxi sitio is near the zocalo and there are moto-taxis (tuk-tuks) throughout the town.

See






Festivals

 * Festival of San Juan Buatista - the town's patron saint is honored between June 19 and June 25. Parades, music and dance, and regional foods.

Buy
Nahuizalco is known for its night market, a tradition in which local craft vendors display their wares by candelight from early evening to about 22:00.



Eat
A variety of traditional regional foods can be found in Nahuizalco. Try the canchules, a traditional tamale served during Day of the Dead festivities

Go next

 * Ruta de las Flores
 * Sonsonate
 * Concepción de Ataco
 * El Imposible National Park